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1 gewelf
2 [ruimte, vertrek] vault♦voorbeelden: -
2 welving
1 curve, curvature, vault(ing)
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vault|ing — vault|ing1 «VAWL tihng», noun. 1. a vaulted structure. 2. vaults collectively. 3. the art, practice, or operation of constructing vaults. vault|ing2 «VAWL tihng», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. that vaults or leaps, especially in an overzealous manner … Useful english dictionary
vault·ing — /ˈvɑːltıŋ/ adj, always used before a noun literary : rising or reaching very high usually used in the phrase vaulting ambition He was a man of vaulting ambition. [=he was an extremely ambitious man] … Useful english dictionary
pole-vault|ing — «POHL VL tihng», noun. the act or practice of vaulting with the aid of a pole … Useful english dictionary
Vault (architecture) — A Vault (French. voute, Italian. volta, German. Gewölbe, Polish. sklepienie , Spanish. bóveda ) is an architectural term for an arched form used to provide a space with a ceiling or roof. url=http://concise.britannica.com/ebc/article… … Wikipedia
vaulting — vault|ing1 [ vɔltıŋ ] noun uncount the curved structures in a vaulted ceiling vaulting vault|ing 2 [ vɔltıŋ ] adjective MAINLY LITERARY very determined: a vaulting ambition … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
vaulting-horse — vaultˈing horse noun A piece of gymnastic apparatus for vaulting over • • • Main Entry: ↑vault … Useful english dictionary
vaulting-house — vaultˈing house noun (obsolete) A brothel • • • Main Entry: ↑vault … Useful english dictionary
vaulting horse — vault′ing horse n. spog a padded, somewhat cylindrical, floor supported gymnastic apparatus braced horizontally at an adjustable height, used in vaulting • Etymology: 1870–75 … From formal English to slang
Architecture of Portugal — refers to the architecture practised in the territory of present day Portugal since before the foundation of the country, in the 12th century. The term may also refer to buildings created under Portuguese influence or by Portuguese architects… … Wikipedia
vaulting — I vault•ing [[t]ˈvɔl tɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) the act of constructing vaults 2) archit. the structure forming a vault 3) archit. such structures collectively • Etymology: 1505–15 II vault•ing [[t]ˈvɔl tɪŋ[/t]] adj. 1) leaping up or over 2) used in vaulting … From formal English to slang
Guastavino tile — is the Tile Arch System patented in the US in 1885 by Valencian (Spanish) architect and builder Rafael Guastavino (1842 ndash;1908). It is a technique for constructing robust, self supporting arches and architectural vaults using interlocking… … Wikipedia