vaulted roof

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• Vaulted — Vault ed, a. 1. Arched; concave; as, a vaulted roof. [1913 Webster] 2. Covered with an arch, or vault. [1913 Webster] 3. (Bot.) Arched like the roof of the mouth, as the upper lip of many ringent flowers. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• vaulted — vault|ed [ vɔltəd ] adjective with curved structures supporting or forming the roof of a building: a vaulted roof/ceiling …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• vaulted — adjective vaulted roof/ceiling etc a roof, ceiling etc that consists of several arches which are joined together …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• vaulted — UK [ˈvɔːltɪd] / US [ˈvɔltəd] adjective with curved structures supporting or forming the roof of a building a vaulted roof/ceiling …   English dictionary

• Roof pitch — Relates to the slope and inclination angle of a roof in building construction. A roof is considered pitched with a gradient greater than 15 degrees (slope greater than 3.215 in 12).Carpenters frame (build) rafters to pitch a roof. A roof s pitch… …   Wikipedia

• Roof — Roof, n. [OE. rof, AS. hr?f top, roof; akin to D. roef cabin, Icel. hr?f a shed under which ships are built or kept; cf. OS. hr?st roof, Goth. hr?t. Cf. {Roost}.] 1. (Arch.) The cover of any building, including the roofing (see {Roofing}) and all …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Roof plate — Roof Roof, n. [OE. rof, AS. hr?f top, roof; akin to D. roef cabin, Icel. hr?f a shed under which ships are built or kept; cf. OS. hr?st roof, Goth. hr?t. Cf. {Roost}.] 1. (Arch.) The cover of any building, including the roofing (see {Roofing})… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• vaulted — [vôl′tid] adj. 1. having the form of a vault; arched 2. built with an arched roof; having a vault …   English World dictionary

• roof — rooflike, adj. /roohf, roof/, n., pl. roofs, v. n. 1. the external upper covering of a house or other building. 2. a frame for supporting this: an open timbered roof. 3. the highest part or summit: The Himalayas are the roof of the world. 4.… …   Universalium

• roof — I. noun (plural roofs) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hrōf; akin to Old Norse hrōf roof of a boathouse and perhaps to Old Church Slavic stropŭ roof Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) the cover of a building (2) material used for a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Vaulted — Vault Vault, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vaulted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vaulting}.] [OE. vouten, OF. volter, vouter, F. vo[^u]ter. See {Vault} an arch.] [1913 Webster] 1. To form with a vault, or to cover with a vault; to give the shape of an arch to; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English