Definition of archivolt in English:

archivolt

noun ˈɑːkɪvəʊltˈɑrkəˌvoʊlt

1A band of moulding, resembling an architrave, round the lower curve of an arch.
Example sentencesExamples
- A careful examination of the façade's decoration reveals over a hundred plant species and a hundred animals sculpted on the archivolts and ribs.
- In the Romanesque and Gothic styles, the archivolt frames the tympanum, a richly sculpted panel.
- The recessed entry is located in the tower, and has a round arch with decorative archivolt molding.
- The grisaille paintings portray archivolt figures as well as saints in scenes which parallel the main motifs.
- The imposts of the ground-storey piers were simplified and the moulded archivolts were omitted.
1. 1.1 The lower curve of an arch from impost to impost of the columns.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The archivolt is comprised of two arches.
  Construction technique, the way the ashlars are worked and the profiles of an archivolt are the only means of dating the discovered walls, and thus the entire building.
  The windows along the south side, which appear from without to be four-centred Gothic arches, are in fact round-headed, with classical archivolts and keystones.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from French archivolte or Italian archivolto, based on Latin arcus 'bow, arch' + volvere 'to roll'.

Definition of archivolt in US English:

archivolt

nounˈärkəˌvōltˈɑrkəˌvoʊlt

1A band of molding, resembling an architrave, around the lower curve of an arch.
Example sentencesExamples
- The recessed entry is located in the tower, and has a round arch with decorative archivolt molding.
- The imposts of the ground-storey piers were simplified and the moulded archivolts were omitted.
- A careful examination of the façade's decoration reveals over a hundred plant species and a hundred animals sculpted on the archivolts and ribs.
- In the Romanesque and Gothic styles, the archivolt frames the tympanum, a richly sculpted panel.
- The grisaille paintings portray archivolt figures as well as saints in scenes which parallel the main motifs.
1. 1.1 The lower curve of an arch from impost to impost of the columns.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Construction technique, the way the ashlars are worked and the profiles of an archivolt are the only means of dating the discovered walls, and thus the entire building.
  The archivolt is comprised of two arches.
  The windows along the south side, which appear from without to be four-centred Gothic arches, are in fact round-headed, with classical archivolts and keystones.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from French archivolte or Italian archivolto, based on Latin arcus ‘bow, arch’ + volvere ‘to roll’.

单词	archivolt
释义	Definition of archivolt in English: archivolt noun ˈɑːkɪvəʊltˈɑrkəˌvoʊlt 1A band of moulding, resembling an architrave, round the lower curve of an arch. Example sentencesExamples A careful examination of the façade's decoration reveals over a hundred plant species and a hundred animals sculpted on the archivolts and ribs. In the Romanesque and Gothic styles, the archivolt frames the tympanum, a richly sculpted panel. The recessed entry is located in the tower, and has a round arch with decorative archivolt molding. The grisaille paintings portray archivolt figures as well as saints in scenes which parallel the main motifs. The imposts of the ground-storey piers were simplified and the moulded archivolts were omitted. 1.1 The lower curve of an arch from impost to impost of the columns. Example sentencesExamples The archivolt is comprised of two arches. Construction technique, the way the ashlars are worked and the profiles of an archivolt are the only means of dating the discovered walls, and thus the entire building. The windows along the south side, which appear from without to be four-centred Gothic arches, are in fact round-headed, with classical archivolts and keystones. Origin Mid 17th century: from French archivolte or Italian archivolto, based on Latin arcus 'bow, arch' + volvere 'to roll'. Definition of archivolt in US English: archivolt nounˈärkəˌvōltˈɑrkəˌvoʊlt 1A band of molding, resembling an architrave, around the lower curve of an arch. Example sentencesExamples The recessed entry is located in the tower, and has a round arch with decorative archivolt molding. The imposts of the ground-storey piers were simplified and the moulded archivolts were omitted. A careful examination of the façade's decoration reveals over a hundred plant species and a hundred animals sculpted on the archivolts and ribs. In the Romanesque and Gothic styles, the archivolt frames the tympanum, a richly sculpted panel. The grisaille paintings portray archivolt figures as well as saints in scenes which parallel the main motifs. 1.1 The lower curve of an arch from impost to impost of the columns. Example sentencesExamples Construction technique, the way the ashlars are worked and the profiles of an archivolt are the only means of dating the discovered walls, and thus the entire building. The archivolt is comprised of two arches. The windows along the south side, which appear from without to be four-centred Gothic arches, are in fact round-headed, with classical archivolts and keystones. Origin Mid 17th century: from French archivolte or Italian archivolto, based on Latin arcus ‘bow, arch’ + volvere ‘to roll’.
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