(of ribbed vault)
1Ribbed vault — Vault Vault (v[add]lt; see Note, below), n. [OE. voute, OF. voute, volte, F. vo[^u]te, LL. volta, for voluta, volutio, fr. L. volvere, volutum, to roll, to turn about. See {Voluble}, and cf. {Vault} a leap, {Volt} a turn, {Volute}.] [1913… …
2ribbed vault — noun vault that resembles a groined vault but has ribbed arches • Hypernyms: ↑vault * * * noun : a vault in which solid ribs carry the vaulted surface * * * Archit. a vault supported by or decorated with diagonal ribs. Also called rib vault. * *… …
3Ribbed Vault — See: Vault, Ribbed …
4ribbed vault — Archit. a vault supported by or decorated with diagonal ribs. Also called rib vault. * * * …
5star-ribbed vault — variant of star vault …
6ribbed vault — noun A building structure created by an intersection of two or three vaults …
7Vault, Sexpartite — ♦ Ribbed vault of six compartments. (Wood, Margaret. The English Medieval House, 415) Related terms: Sexpartite, Sexpartite Vault, Vaulting, Vault, Quadripartite, Vault, Ribbed, Vault, Literne, Vault, Groined, Vault, Barrel, Vault, Fan …
8Vault — (v[add]lt; see Note, below), n. [OE. voute, OF. voute, volte, F. vo[^u]te, LL. volta, for voluta, volutio, fr. L. volvere, volutum, to roll, to turn about. See {Voluble}, and cf. {Vault} a leap, {Volt} a turn, {Volute}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Arch.) …
9Vault light — Vault Vault (v[add]lt; see Note, below), n. [OE. voute, OF. voute, volte, F. vo[^u]te, LL. volta, for voluta, volutio, fr. L. volvere, volutum, to roll, to turn about. See {Voluble}, and cf. {Vault} a leap, {Volt} a turn, {Volute}.] [1913… …
10Vault, Literne — ♦ Vault with short intermediate ribs not rising from the springing. (Wood, Margaret. The English Medieval House, 415) Related terms: Literne Vault, Vault, Barrel, Vault, Groined, Vault, Fan, Vaulting, Vault, Quadripartite, Vault, Ribbed, Vault,… …
