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fan vault
fan vaultn. A rib vault in which slender curving ribs radiate upward from the top of a column like the ribs of a fan to form inverted half cones. Common in late English Gothic architecture, fan vaults are often decorated with intricate tracery or paneling.fan′ vault` n. a vault composed of a number of concave conoid surfaces touching or intersecting at the top, with curved fanlike ribs radiating from the spring. fan vault
fan vaultA concave conical vault, whose ribs, of unequal length and curvature, radiate from the springing like the ribs of a fan. See also: vaultfan vault fan vault A concave conical vault whose ribs, of equal length and curvature, radiate from the springing like the ribs of a fan.ThesaurusSeefan vaulting |