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EMBEDDED COLUMN [2 records]

Record 1 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Structural Framework
  • Architectural Design
DEF

A column which is partially built integrally with the face of the wall.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Charpentes
  • Conception architecturale
DEF

Poteau qui est partiellement construit à même la face d'un mur.

OBS

Engagé. Qualifie un pilier ou une colonne qui font corps avec la maçonnerie.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Architectural Elements
DEF

A column attached to a wall, but projecting by half its diameter or more, and therefore bolder in effect than a pilaster; ...

OBS

Embed or imbed.

Key term(s)
  • half column

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments d'architecture
DEF

Colonne dont une partie semble prise à l'intérieur d'un mur avec lequel elle fait corps.

OBS

Le plus souvent les colonnes engagées le sont du tiers, plus ou moins, ou de la moitié.

Key term(s)
  • demi-poteau

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos arquitectónicos
DEF

Columna [...] embebida que sobresale más de la mitad.

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