| 单词 | discharging arch |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdischarging arch discharging arch n. Architecture an arch built into a wall in order to relieve a part below it from the superincumbent weight; cf. sense 1. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > arch > [noun] > relieving arch discharging arch1688 counter-arch1726 relieving arch1845 arch of construction1849 1688*Discharging Arches [see sense 1]. 1787 New Ann. Reg. 1786 Antiquities 157/1 A lintel at top, over which is a discharging arch. 1819 P. Nicholson Archit. Dict. Discharging Arches, rough brick or stone arches, built over the wooden lintels of apertures. 1983 W. G. Nash Brickwork 1 (ed. 3) ix. 97/1 They may gradually sag if constantly subjected to a heavy lead. This can be overcome by building a relieving or discharging arch over the lintel. 2004 Muqarnas 21 291 The portal, with its flat lintel, discharging arch, and cross vault. < as lemmas |
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