(architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it
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(architecture) something added to a building to improve its appearance
Used in the same subject area: Art and design, Architecture.the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; "architecture and eloquence…
Used in the same subject area: Art and design, Architecture.(architecture) a form of artistic expression (such as writing or painting or architecture)
Used in the same subject area: Art and design, Architecture.(architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof
Used in the same subject area: Art and design, Architecture.(architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure
Used in the same subject area: Art and design, Architecture.(architecture) the arrangement of columns (especially freestanding columns) in a structure
Used in the same subject area: Art and design, Architecture.(architecture) a concave molding
Used in the same subject area: Art and design, Architecture.(architecture) a concave molding
Used in the same subject area: Art and design, Architecture.(architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent)
Used in the same subject area: Art and design, Architecture.(architecture) an arch constructed of masonry courses that are corbelled until they meet
Used in the same subject area: Art and design, Architecture.(architecture) a step on the top of a gable wall
Used in the same subject area: Art and design, Architecture.(architecture) a gable having corbie-steps or corbel steps
Used in the same subject area: Art and design, Architecture.(architecture) a step on the top of a gable wall
Used in the same subject area: Art and design, Architecture.(architecture) a step on the top of a gable wall
Used in the same subject area: Art and design, Architecture.(architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone
Used in the same subject area: Art and design, Architecture.(architecture) a step on the top of a gable wall
Used in the same subject area: Art and design, Architecture.(architecture) a molding for a cornice; in profile it is shaped like an S (partly concave and partly convex)
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(botany) development of an embryo without fertilization; especially the development in some ferns of a sporophyte from the gametophyte…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: movement, consists, exposition, development, recapitulation.A book with an authoritative exposition of some topic, respected by many who are experts in the field.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: movement, consists, exposition, development, recapitulation.The union or tie of the several stones or bricks forming a wall. The bricks may be arranged for this purpose in several different ways…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: movement, consists, exposition, development, recapitulation.The movement of the blood in the blood-vascular system, by which it is brought into close relations with almost every living elementar…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: movement, consists, exposition, development, recapitulation.A note or observation intended to explain, illustrate, or criticise the meaning of a writing, book, etc.; explanation; annotation; exp…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: movement, consists, exposition, development, recapitulation.The act or process of commenting or criticising; exposition.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: movement, consists, exposition, development, recapitulation.Development of cells in animal and vegetable organisms. See Gemmation, Budding, Karyokinesis; also Cell development, under Cell.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: movement, consists, exposition, development, recapitulation.The act of declaring, or publicly announcing; explicit asserting; undisguised token of a ground or side taken on any subject; proclama…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: movement, consists, exposition, development, recapitulation.act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining; "he congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency";…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: movement, consists, exposition, development, recapitulation.the sustained, concerted actions of policy makers and communities that promote the standard of living and economic health of a specifi…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: movement, consists, exposition, development, recapitulation.The science which relates to the formation and development of the embryo in animals and plants; a study of the gradual development of…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: movement, consists, exposition, development, recapitulation.A recapitulation, in the peroration, of the heads of an argument.
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