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groined vault

groined vault noun: a vault resulting from the intersection of two barrel-vaults crossing in a right angle. Its thrusts are concentrated along the groins or arrises and eventually at the four corners.

Noun

groined vault (plural groined vaults)

  1. A vault resulting from the intersection of two barrel-vaults crossing in a right angle. Its thrusts are concentrated along the groins or arrises and eventually at the four corners

Synonyms of groined vault

Forms of groined vault

pluralgroined vaults

Questions about groined vault

What does groined vault mean?
Groined vault means a vault resulting from the intersection of two barrel-vaults crossing in a right angle. Its thrusts are concentrated along the groins or arrises and eventually at the four corners.
What part of speech is groined vault?
Groined vault is a noun.
What is the plural of groined vault?
The plural of groined vault is groined vaults.

Words near groined vault in the dictionary

  1. groin ringworm
  2. groin vault
  3. groin vaults
  4. groinal
  5. groined
  6. groined vault
  7. groined vaults
  8. groinfield
  9. groinfields
  10. groinful
  11. groining

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