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vault
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barrel vault
a vault in the form of a half cylinder -
cloistered vault
a vault having the form of a number of intersecting coves. -
underpitch vault
a construction having a central vault intersected by vaults of lower pitch. -
cross vault
a vault or ceiling created by the intersection of vaults. -
dome
Architecture. a vault, having a circular plan and usually in the form of a portion of a sphere, so constructed as to exert an equal thrust in all directions. a domical roof or ceiling. a polygonal vault, ceiling, or roof. -
fan vault
a vault composed of a number of concave conoidal surfaces, usually four, springing from the corners of the vaulting compartment and touching or intersecting at the top, often decorated with ribs.