Meanings
adjectivesexpartite (not comparable)
- not comparableIn six parts.
This rib divided the vault bay into six compartments (of unequal size) rather than four. This is known as a sexpartite vault and is mainly to be seen in French Gothic architecture but occurs also in England at Canterbury Cathedral.
2003, Marshall Cavendish Corporation, How It Works: Science and Technology, page 2573Synonyms: hexapartite//hexpartite
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adjectiveIn six parts.
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hexapartite//hexpartite
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