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tierceron

/ˈtɪə(ɹ)səɹɒn/

tierceron noun: a type of rib in Gothic vaulting, springing from the intersection of two other ribs.

Noun

tierceron (plural tiercerons)

  1. A type of rib in Gothic vaulting, springing from the intersection of two other ribs.
    • It would carry us too far from our subject to trace the consequences of the introduction of the tierceron; it must suffice to say that it immediately affected the curvature and the moulding of the vaulting ribs and the composition of the springer.1901, Thomas Lennox Watson, The double choir of Glasgow Cathedral: a study of rib vaulting, page 92

Forms of tierceron

pluraltiercerons

Origin of tierceron

From French tierceron, from tierce (“third”) + -eron.

Questions about tierceron

What does tierceron mean?
Tierceron means a type of rib in Gothic vaulting, springing from the intersection of two other ribs.
What part of speech is tierceron?
Tierceron is a noun.
How do you pronounce tierceron?
Tierceron is pronounced /ˈtɪə(ɹ)səɹɒn/.
What is the plural of tierceron?
The plural of tierceron is tiercerons.

Words near tierceron in the dictionary

  1. tiercel
  2. tiercel gentle
  3. tiercelet
  4. tiercelets
  5. tiercels
  6. tierceron
  7. tiercerons
  8. tierces
  9. tierces de Picardie
  10. tiercet
  11. tiercets

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