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CROSS VAULT [1 record]

Record 1 1999-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Architecture
  • Traditional Construction Methods
  • Roofs (Building Elements)
DEF

A masonry vault of plain, semicircular cross section, supported by parallel walls or arcades and adapted to longitudinal areas.

Key term(s)
  • cross vault

French

Domaine(s)
  • Architecture
  • Procédés de construction classiques
  • Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
DEF

[...] [voûte] cylindrique, dont la poussée est continue.

CONT

[...] la voûte en berceau dont le tracé semi-circulaire correspond à celui de l'arc en plein cintre.

CONT

La voûte en berceau. Sa section est une demi-circonférence [...] ou un arc de cercle, mais peut aussi être un arc brisé [...]

Key term(s)
  • voûte d'arête
  • voûte d'arêtes

Spanish

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