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vault1
top to bottom: barrel, groin, and rib vaults
vault 1
(vôlt)n.
1.
a. An arched structure, usually of masonry or concrete, serving to cover a space.
b. An arched overhead covering, such as the sky, that resembles the architectural structure in form.
2. A room or space, such as a cellar or storeroom, with an arched ceiling, especially when underground.
3. A room or compartment, often built of steel, for the safekeeping of valuables: a bank vault.
4. A burial chamber, especially when underground.
5. Anatomy An arched part of the body, especially the top part of the skull.
tr.v. vault·ed, vault·ing, vaults
1. To construct or supply with an arched ceiling; cover with a vault.
2. To build or make in the shape of a vault; arch.
[Middle English vaute, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *volvita, volta, from feminine of *volvitus, arched, alteration of Latin volūtus, past participle of volvere, to roll; see wel- in Indo-European roots.]
vault 2
(vôlt)v. vault·ed, vault·ing, vaults
v.tr.
To jump or leap over, especially with the aid of a support such as the hands or a pole.
v.intr.
1. To jump or leap, especially with the use of the hands or a pole.
2. To accomplish something suddenly or vigorously: vaulted into a position of wealth.
n.
1. The act of vaulting; a jump.
2. A piece of gymnastic equipment with an upholstered body used especially for vaulting. Also called vaulting horse.
[Obsolete French volter, from Old French, from Old Italian voltare, from Vulgar Latin *volvitāre, frequentative of Latin volvere, to turn, roll; see wel- in Indo-European roots.]
vault′er n.
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vaulted
(ˈvɔːltɪd)adj
1. (Architecture) furnished with or as if with an arched roof
2. (Building) constructed in the shape of a vault
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Adj. 1. [画像:vaulted - having a hemispherical vault or dome]vaulted - having a hemispherical vault or dome
rounded - curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged; "low rounded hills"; "rounded shoulders"
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vaulted
adjective arched, domed, cavernous, hemispheric the pillars soaring to the vaulted ceiling high above them
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ذو سَقْفٍ مَعْقودمُقَبَّب، مُقَنْطَر
klenutý
hvælvet
boltozatos
hvelfdur, meî hvelfingu
klenutý
kemer çatılıkemerli
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vaulted
adj (Archit) → gewölbt
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vault1
(voːlt) noun1. (a room, especially a cellar, with) an arched roof or ceiling. the castle vaults. kelder عَقْد، قَنْطَرَه купол abóbada sklepení das Gewölbe hvælving θόλος, θολωτή αίθουσα sótano; bodega võlvkelder تاق قوسی holvi cave voûtée מרתף मेहराबी छत svod, nadsvođena prostorija (boltozatos) pince ruangan besar hvelfing; hvelfdur kjallari volta アーチ形天井 아치형 천장 rūsys, požemis velve; velvju telpa kekubah gewelf hvelv, kjeller piwnica abóbada boltă; pivniţă свод klenba obok svod källarvalv หลังคาโค้ง mahzen 拱頂 склепіння قبہ vòm, mái vòm 穹窿状建筑,拱顶
2. an underground room, especially for storing valuables. The thieves broke into the bank vaults. kelder, kluis قَبْو трезор cofre-forte trezor die Stahlkammer boks; -boks κελάρι, θησαυροφυλάκιο cámara acorazada võlvkelder سردابه؛ خزانه holvi chambre forte כספת तहखाना trezor páncélterem gudang bawah tanah öryggisgeymsla sotterraneo 地下貯蔵室 지하 저장실 saugykla velve; pagrabs bilik kebal kluis hvelv skarbiec casa-forte seif хранилище trezor trezor trezor kassavalv ห้องใต้ถุน kasa dairesi 地窖,銀行金庫 підвал, льох تہہ خانہ hầm 地下室
3. a burial chamber, often for all the members of a family. He was buried in the family vault. kluis مَقْبَرَة الأسْرَة تحْت الأرْض гробница câmara mortuária hrobka die Gruft gravhvælving χτιστός τάφος panteón; cripta hauakamber مقبره hautaholvi caveau כּוּך קְבוּרָה शव कक्ष grobna komora kripta ruang kuburan keluarga grafhvelfing tomba, cripta 地下納骨所 지하 납골소, 매장실 kripta kapenes makam grafkelder gravkammer krypta câmara mortuária cavou склеп hrobka grobnica grobnica gravvalv ที่ฝังศพของสกุล mezar odası 墓穴 склеп مدفن، مقبرہ hầm mộ 墓穴
ˈvaulted adjective1. (of a roof or ceiling) arched. geboog مُقَبَّب، مُقَنْطَر сводест arqueado klenutý gewölbt hvælvet θολωτός abovedado võlv- قوسدار kaareva voûté, en voûte קמור मेहराबी छत का nadsvođen boltozatos melengkung hvelfdur, með hvelfingu a volta アーチ形の 아치형의 skliautinis velvēts; velvju- berkekubah gewelfd hvelvet sklepiony arqueado arcuit, boltit сводчатый klenutý obokan sa svodom välvd มีรูปโค้ง kemerli 拱狀的 склепінчастий محراب نما uốn thành vòm 穹窿状的,拱状的
2. (of a building etc) having an arched roof or ceiling. beboog ذو سَقْفٍ مَعْقود със свод abobadado klenutý gewölbt hvælvet θολωτός abovedado võlviline دارای تاق ضربی holvikaarinen voûté, en voûte בַּעַל כִּיפָּה मेहराबी छत nadsvođen boltozatos berlangit-langit melengkung hvelfdur, með hvelfingu (coperto da una volta) アーチ形天井の 둥근 천장의 su skliautiniu stogu/lubomis velvēts bumbung yg berkekubah gewelfd hvelvet, med hvelvinger o sklepionym dachu/stropie abobadado arcuit, boltit сводчатый klenutý obokan sa svodom välvd, med takvalv สิ่งที่มีลักษณะคล้ายหลังคาโค้ง kemer çatılı 有拱頂或拱形天花板的(建築物等) куполоподібний محرابي عمارت xây thành hình vòm 拱顶的
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