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FLYING BUTTRESS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-05-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Architectural Elements
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- flying buttress
1, record 1, English, flying%20buttress
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- arch buttress 2, record 1, English, arch%20buttress
correct
- arched buttress 3, record 1, English, arched%20buttress
correct
- arc-boutant 4, record 1, English, arc%2Dboutant
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A masonry structure typically consisting of a straight inclined bar carried on an arch and a solid pier or buttress against which it abuts that is used to take up the thrust of a roof or vault which cannot be supported by ordinary buttress. 5, record 1, English, - flying%20buttress
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The upper flying buttress properly designed, therefore had a vital structural function in stabilizing the upper clerestory and the high timber roofs of buildings such as the cathedral of Amiens. 6, record 1, English, - flying%20buttress
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Éléments d'architecture
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- arc-boutant
1, record 1, French, arc%2Dboutant
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- arcboutant 2, record 1, French, arcboutant
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Organe de contrebutement formé d'un arc surmonté d'un petit mur aux assises horizontales et au faîte généralement rampant neutralisant par sa propre poussée une partie des poussées localisées d'un voûte ou d'un autre arc. [Vocabulaire de l'architecture] 3, record 1, French, - arc%2Dboutant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La croisée d'ogives et l'arc-boutant sont des perfectionnements inventés par les architectes français pour localiser les charges et désencombrer les édifices. 4, record 1, French, - arc%2Dboutant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pluriel : arcs-boutants. 2, record 1, French, - arc%2Dboutant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Élément de construction en maçonnerie, caractéristique des églises gothiques, constitué par un arc rampant extérieur aux édifices. Il a pour fonction de s'opposer à la poussée latérale des parties hautes d'une voûte; il prend lui-même appui sur un contrefort, ou culée, souvent surmonté d'un pinacle. 5, record 1, French, - arc%2Dboutant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
arcboutant : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 6, record 1, French, - arc%2Dboutant
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Elementos arquitectónicos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- arbotante
1, record 1, Spanish, arbotante
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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