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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 Englishvaute, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin*volvita, volta, from feminine of*volvitus,arched, alteration of Latinvolūtus, past participle ofvolvere,to roll; seewel- inIndo-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 Frenchvolter, from Old French, from Old Italianvoltare, from Vulgar Latin*volvitāre, frequentative of Latinvolvere,to turn, roll; seewel- inIndo-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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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.vaulted - having a hemispherical vault or domevaulted - 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

adjectivearched,domed,cavernous,hemisphericthe pillars soaring to the vaulted ceiling high above them
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Translations
ذو سَقْفٍ مَعْقودمُقَبَّب، مُقَنْطَر
klenutý
hvælvet
boltozatos
hvelfdur, meî hvelfingu
klenutý
kemer çatılıkemerli

vaulted

[ˈvɔːltɪd]ADJ →abovedado
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vaulted

adj (Archit) →gewölbt
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vaulted

[ˈvɔːltɪd]adj →a volta
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

vault1

(voːlt) noun
1. (a room,especially a cellar, with) an arched roof or ceiling.the castle vaults. kelder عَقْد، قَنْطَرَه купол abóbada sklepení das Gewölbe hvælvingθόλος, θολωτή αίθουσαsótano;bodega võlvkelder تاق قوسی holvi cave voûtéeמרתף मेहराबी छत svod, nadsvođena prostorija (boltozatos) pince ruangan besar hvelfing; hvelfdur kjallarivolta アーチ形天井 아치형 천장 rūsys, požemis velve; velvju telpa kekubahgewelfhvelv,kjellerpiwnicaabóbada boltă; pivniţăсвод klenba obok svod källarvalv หลังคาโค้งmahzen 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; -boksκελάρι,θησαυροφυλάκιοcámara acorazada võlvkelder سردابه؛ خزانه holvichambre forteכספת तहखाना trezor páncélterem gudang bawah tanah öryggisgeymslasotterraneo 地下貯蔵室 지하 저장실 saugykla velve; pagrabs bilik kebalkluishvelv skarbiec casa-forte seifхранилище 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 τάφοςpanteón;cripta hauakamber مقبره hautaholvicaveau כּוּך קְבוּרָה शव कक्ष grobna komora kripta ruang kuburan keluarga grafhvelfingtomba,cripta 地下納骨所 지하 납골소, 매장실 kripta kapenes makamgrafkeldergravkammer krypta câmara mortuária ca­vouсклеп hrobka grobnica grobnica gravvalv ที่ฝังศพของสกุล mezar odası 墓穴 склеп مدفن، مقبرہ hầm mộ墓穴
ˈvaulted adjective
1. (of a roof or ceiling) arched. geboog مُقَبَّب، مُقَنْطَر сводест arqueado klenutýgewölbt hvælvet θολωτόςabovedado võlv- قوسدار kaarevavoûté, en voûteקמור मेहराबी छत का nadsvođen boltozatos melengkung hvelfdur, með hvelfingua volta アーチ形の 아치형의 skliautinis velvēts; velvju- berkekubahgewelfdhvelvet 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 buildingetc) having an arched roof or ceiling. beboog ذو سَقْفٍ مَعْقود със свод abobadado klenutýgewölbt hvælvet θολωτόςabovedado võlviline دارای تاق ضربی holvikaarinenvoûté, 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 berkekubahgewelfdhvelvet, 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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The high partitions, leaning forward on their base, grew into avaulted roof bearing the shape of an immense funnel turned upside down, the height being about five or six hundred yards.
There was a completevaulted arch overhanging us, and our ascent was changed to a circular walk.
Feeble gleams of encrimsoned light made their way through the trellised panes, and served to render sufficiently distinct the more prominent objects around; the eye, however, struggled in vain to reach the remoter angles of the chamber, or the recesses of thevaulted and fretted ceiling.
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If the Trinity Chapel is seen as an ideological piece, an architecture as furniture, viewed through perimeter grillage except during the chantry ceremony, then the fanvaulted cloister of Gloucester Cathedral (built between 1381 and 1412) is the first manifestation of fan-vaulted architecture within which to perambulate and experience its spatial quality.
Architect Peter Salter records the English innovation of the fan vault, a pragmatic and romantic alternative to the Gothic arch that has challenged his thoughts on contemporary skins

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