fan vaulting
Americannoun
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of fan vaulting
First recorded in 1795–1805
Example Sentences
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When it was built, it had the largest single span of vaulted roof anywhere — 2,000 tons of incredible fan vaulting, held in place by the force of gravity.
From Seattle Times
The interior has breezy fan vaulting and is lit with enough stained glass to earn it the nickname “Lantern of the West.”
From Seattle Times
Inside the building, intricate fan vaulting is flaking off, damaged by seeping rainwater and leaking pipes.
From The Guardian
If we look at one of the soaring pilasters and follow up its lines, we shall see that each of the flutings is prolonged in a rib of the fan vaulting.
From Project Gutenberg
The fan vaulting of England's Gothic cathedrals, for instance, was influenced by Arab mathematics, as was the Renaissance discovery of perspective.
From The Guardian
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