tierceron

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/ˈtɪə(ɹ)səɹɒn/

noun

A type of rib in Gothic vaulting, springing from the intersection of two other ribs.

OriginFrench tierceron →
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Meanings

nountierceron (plural tiercerons)

plural tiercerons

  1. architectureA type of rib in Gothic vaulting, springing from the intersection of two other ribs.

    It would carry us too far from our subject to trace the consequences of the introduction of the tierceron; it must suffice to say that it immediately affected the curvature and the moulding of the vaulting ribs and the composition of the springer.

    1901, Thomas Lennox Watson, The double choir of Glasgow Cathedral: a study of rib vaulting, page 92

Origin

  1. Frenchtierceron
  2. Englishtierceron

From French tierceron, from tierce (“third”) + -eron.

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APA

tierceron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tierceron

MLA

“tierceron.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tierceron. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tierceron,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tierceron.

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