squinch
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тромп
Trompe
A structure constructed between two adjacent walls to aid in the transition from a…A structure constructed between two adjacent walls to aid in the transition from a polygonal to a circular structure, as when a dome is constructed on top of a square room.
/skwɪnt͡ʃ/
Meaning
1 sensesA structure constructed between two adjacent walls to aid in the transition from a polygonal to a circular structure, as when a dome is constructed on top of a square room.
Trompe
тромпtromp
More definitions
- a small arch built across the interior angle of two walls (usually to support a spire)
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
structure between walls to transition to circular:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
structure between walls to transition to circular:
Origin
Alteration of earlier scunch (“back part of the side of an opening”), short for scuncheon.Alteration of earlier scunch (“back part of the side of an opening”), short for scuncheon.
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