full centrefull centern.adj.

Brit.

/ˌfʊl ˈsɛntə/, U.S.

/ˌfʊl ˈsɛn(t)ər/

Forms:

α. 1600s 1800s–1900s full cintre.

β. see full adj., n.², and adv. and centre n.²

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French, combined with an English element; modelled on a French lexical item. Partly formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: full adj., French cintre ; full adj., centre n.²

Etymology: Originally (in α. forms) < full adj. + French cintre cintre n. in its specific sense ‘vault, arch’, after French plein cintre (1642 or earlier; frequently in arc à plein-cintre ); subsequently (in β. forms) < full adj. + centre n.², after French plein cintre.

Architecture.

†A. n.

An outline or cross-section of an arch or vault consisting of a complete semicircle. Also in full centre: with a fully semicircular or rounded arch. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > arch > [adverb] > in manner of vault

vault-wise1585

in full centre1695

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > arch > [noun] > other types of arch > specific parts

scheme1700

ramp1725

full centre1748

α.

1695 tr. Pattern Well-constituted & Well-governed Hospital i. ii. 32 This Church is all arched with Free-Stone in full Cintre, or Demicular Form.

1849 A. Spiers Gen. Eng. & French Dict. (new ed.) Voûte..en plein cintre,..vault in full cintre.

?1900 tr. L. Tarsot & M. Charlot Palace of Fontainebleau 83 On each side five enormous windows, with full cintre and deep recesses.

β. 1748 J. Dinsdale tr. Art of Fortific. Delineated ii. xiv. 86 As for..the subterranean Stories.., we must mark Vaults as follows... If they are arched Passages, with a full Centre, i. e. circular..; we must describe [etc.].?1754 tr. J. C. Bellicard & C. N. Cochin Observ. Antiq. of Herculaneum iii. 130 The portals of this edifice were of a very good contour... I have met in my travels with several of this kind, which induced me to believe, that the ancients sometimes deviated from the full centre.1796 J. Ebers New & Compl. Dict. German & Eng. Lang. I. 437/2 Bogengewölbe,..a Vault or Arch in full Center, an intire Arch.1817 J. M. O'Connor tr. S. F. G. de Vernon Treat. Sci. of War & Fortification II. iii. vii. 255 The necessity of establishing a pillar in the middle, was soon perceived; this produces an annular vault cut by four semi circular arches with full centres or elliptical.1841 J. Hairby Descriptive & Hist. Sketches of Avranches 159 The interior clearly exhibits the blending of the two principal styles of architecture,—the lower arches being in ogive and the upper in full centre.1915 National Builder Nov. 67/1 Arch. Semicircular,..has the curve of its intrados or soffit, the complete half of a circle... Fr.—Arc-en-plein-cintre... Literally, an arch with a full center.

B. adj.

= full-centred adj. at Derivatives.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > arch > [adjective] > types of arch

schemed1715

rampant1725

surmounted1728

ox-eyed1736

round-headed1751

full-centred1756

rounded1757

shark-toothed1794

straight1812

spandrelled1813

keyed1822

full centre1837

ogival1841

ogived1845

subarcuated1849

bonnet-headed1850

ogeed1851

uncusped1859

voussoired1875

subordered1898

1837 D. H. Mahan Elem. Course Civil Engin. 143 The oval arch will present all of the advantages, and none of the defects of the full centre arch.

1888 Mechanics June 177/2 The Romans invented the full centre circular arch.

1906 Archit. Rec. June 447/2 The curves of the arches, whether full-center or pointed, which crown Romanesque and Gothic doorways, were built of carefully dressed stones.

1958 J. J. Polivka & M. Polivka tr. E. Torroja Philos. of Structures (1962) 300 For long vaults, cylindrical surfaces and particularly the full center arch have been most commonly used.

1999 U.S. Patent 5,938,566 7/2 Four modular parts in a right-angled arrangement..include the relevant spaces for full-centre arch doors.

Derivatives

full-ˈcentred adj. [after French à plein-cintre (see main etymology)] (of an arch or vault) having an outline or cross-section consisting of a complete semicircle.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > arch > [adjective] > types of arch

schemed1715

rampant1725

surmounted1728

ox-eyed1736

round-headed1751

full-centred1756

rounded1757

shark-toothed1794

straight1812

spandrelled1813

keyed1822

full centre1837

ogival1841

ogived1845

subarcuated1849

bonnet-headed1850

ogeed1851

uncusped1859

voussoired1875

subordered1898

1756 tr. M.-A. Laugier Ess. Archit. v. 243 Nothing more majestic than the astonishing largeness and fine elevation of this full centered arch [Fr. de cet arc à plein-cintre].

1842 J. Gwilt Encycl. Archit. Gloss. 1049 A full-centred vault is formed by a semi-cylinder.

1910 Times of India 4 Mar. 14/3 The ribs are each a full centred arch, 3ft. thick by 5ft. wide at the springing lines.

1992 N. Pevsner & J. Grundy Northumberland (ed. 2) 190 The Stone Bridge has three main full-centred arches on thick, recessed piers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	full centre
释义	full centrefull centern.adj. Brit. /ˌfʊl ˈsɛntə/, U.S. /ˌfʊl ˈsɛn(t)ər/ Forms: α. 1600s 1800s–1900s full cintre. β. see full adj., n.², and adv. and centre n.² Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French, combined with an English element; modelled on a French lexical item. Partly formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: full adj., French cintre ; full adj., centre n.² Etymology: Originally (in α. forms) < full adj. + French cintre cintre n. in its specific sense ‘vault, arch’, after French plein cintre (1642 or earlier; frequently in arc à plein-cintre ); subsequently (in β. forms) < full adj. + centre n.², after French plein cintre. Architecture. †A. n. An outline or cross-section of an arch or vault consisting of a complete semicircle. Also in full centre: with a fully semicircular or rounded arch. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > arch > [adverb] > in manner of vault vault-wise1585 in full centre1695 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > arch > [noun] > other types of arch > specific parts scheme1700 ramp1725 full centre1748 α. 1695 tr. Pattern Well-constituted & Well-governed Hospital i. ii. 32 This Church is all arched with Free-Stone in full Cintre, or Demicular Form. 1849 A. Spiers Gen. Eng. & French Dict. (new ed.) Voûte..en plein cintre,..vault in full cintre. ?1900 tr. L. Tarsot & M. Charlot Palace of Fontainebleau 83 On each side five enormous windows, with full cintre and deep recesses. β. 1748 J. Dinsdale tr. Art of Fortific. Delineated ii. xiv. 86 As for..the subterranean Stories.., we must mark Vaults as follows... If they are arched Passages, with a full Centre, i. e. circular..; we must describe [etc.].?1754 tr. J. C. Bellicard & C. N. Cochin Observ. Antiq. of Herculaneum iii. 130 The portals of this edifice were of a very good contour... I have met in my travels with several of this kind, which induced me to believe, that the ancients sometimes deviated from the full centre.1796 J. Ebers New & Compl. Dict. German & Eng. Lang. I. 437/2 Bogengewölbe,..a Vault or Arch in full Center, an intire Arch.1817 J. M. O'Connor tr. S. F. G. de Vernon Treat. Sci. of War & Fortification II. iii. vii. 255 The necessity of establishing a pillar in the middle, was soon perceived; this produces an annular vault cut by four semi circular arches with full centres or elliptical.1841 J. Hairby Descriptive & Hist. Sketches of Avranches 159 The interior clearly exhibits the blending of the two principal styles of architecture,—the lower arches being in ogive and the upper in full centre.1915 National Builder Nov. 67/1 Arch. Semicircular,..has the curve of its intrados or soffit, the complete half of a circle... Fr.—Arc-en-plein-cintre... Literally, an arch with a full center. B. adj. = full-centred adj. at Derivatives. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > arch > [adjective] > types of arch schemed1715 rampant1725 surmounted1728 ox-eyed1736 round-headed1751 full-centred1756 rounded1757 shark-toothed1794 straight1812 spandrelled1813 keyed1822 full centre1837 ogival1841 ogived1845 subarcuated1849 bonnet-headed1850 ogeed1851 uncusped1859 voussoired1875 subordered1898 1837 D. H. Mahan Elem. Course Civil Engin. 143 The oval arch will present all of the advantages, and none of the defects of the full centre arch. 1888 Mechanics June 177/2 The Romans invented the full centre circular arch. 1906 Archit. Rec. June 447/2 The curves of the arches, whether full-center or pointed, which crown Romanesque and Gothic doorways, were built of carefully dressed stones. 1958 J. J. Polivka & M. Polivka tr. E. Torroja Philos. of Structures (1962) 300 For long vaults, cylindrical surfaces and particularly the full center arch have been most commonly used. 1999 U.S. Patent 5,938,566 7/2 Four modular parts in a right-angled arrangement..include the relevant spaces for full-centre arch doors. Derivatives full-ˈcentred adj. [after French à plein-cintre (see main etymology)] (of an arch or vault) having an outline or cross-section consisting of a complete semicircle. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > arch > [adjective] > types of arch schemed1715 rampant1725 surmounted1728 ox-eyed1736 round-headed1751 full-centred1756 rounded1757 shark-toothed1794 straight1812 spandrelled1813 keyed1822 full centre1837 ogival1841 ogived1845 subarcuated1849 bonnet-headed1850 ogeed1851 uncusped1859 voussoired1875 subordered1898 1756 tr. M.-A. Laugier Ess. Archit. v. 243 Nothing more majestic than the astonishing largeness and fine elevation of this full centered arch [Fr. de cet arc à plein-cintre]. 1842 J. Gwilt Encycl. Archit. Gloss. 1049 A full-centred vault is formed by a semi-cylinder. 1910 Times of India 4 Mar. 14/3 The ribs are each a full centred arch, 3ft. thick by 5ft. wide at the springing lines. 1992 N. Pevsner & J. Grundy Northumberland (ed. 2) 190 The Stone Bridge has three main full-centred arches on thick, recessed piers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1695
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