单词 | subarcuation |
释义 | subarcuationn. Architecture. The construction of two or more subordinate arches under a main arch; an arrangement of such arches. Cf. sub-arch n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > arch > [noun] > structure consisting of arches > manner of construction subordination1842 subarcuation1845 1845 J. Ingram in Builder 3 465/2 The principle of subarcuation; that is the mode of constructing two inferior and subordinate arches under the third or main arch. a1878 G. G. Scott Lect. Mediæval Archit. (1879) II. 112 The round pillar has lateral shafts to carry the sub-arcuation. 1905 G. Worley Southwark Cathedral ii. 49 Divided by sub-arcuation into three lights,..this elegant window has been allowed to drop into a ruin. 1996 M. Thurlby in I. Atherton Norwich Cathedral viii. 156 This chevron is repeated in the sub-arcuation of the north bell chamber of the axial tower. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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