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Respond - Alf-pier bonded into a wall and carrying one end of an arch; often at the end of an arcade.
Respond - Half-pier bonded into a wall to carry an arch.
Retirata - Improvised fieldwork to counter an imminent breach.
Revetment - Retaining wall to prevent erosion; to face a surface with stone slabs.
respond: half-pillar or half-arch attached to a wall to support an arch.
retable (retablo): painted or carved screen behind an altar.
retrochoir: space to the east of the choir and high altar.
RESPOND A half pillar attached to and projecting from a wall, used to carry one end of an arch.
REVEAL The part of the side of a window or door opening that is between the outer surface of a wall and the window or door frame; the jamb.
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It is not a semi-sphere, but is formed of curved sections which correspond to the parts of the polygon on which it rests. Clunch: Hard chalky material. Cob: Unburned clay mixed with straw. Codex: pl.
Vaults of various proportions could cover a rectangular or even a trapezoidal bay, so that nave bays could correspond with the narrower aisle bays, and vaulting could proceed around the curved apse without interruption.
The lines of lead glazing correspond absolutely to the "cloisons" of Byzantine goldsmith's work.
A pilaster respond is set at the end of a colonnade, arcade etc. to balance visually the column which it faces. A pilaster strip is a pilaster without base or capital (also called a lesene).
The first two levels correspond to the two storeys inside the house whilst the third level corresponds to the roof level parapet.
A critical issue with the spread of Christianity was how the missionaries would respond to the indigenous traditions it encountered in the north. Would they supplant the local traditions or integrate them into the Christian tradition.
(plural:Cancelli) Barriers which correspond to the modern balustrade or railing, especially the screen dividing the body of a church from the part occupied by the ministers hence chancel.
The art and architecture of the Repoblación is identified with the third subset of the Hispanic Pre-Romanesque period, by the phases that correspond to the Visigothic art and Asturian art.
Sibert decay drill
- a drill which responds to the resistance in a piece of timber thereby allowing the user to build up a profile of the decay in a piece of timber, ie what's rotten, and what's not.
Thermostat - An instrument that controls automatically the operation of heating or cooling devices by responding to changes in temperature.
Tie - A beam, post, rod or angle holding two pieces together; a tension member in a construction.
cloister vault or segmented dome: A dome placed over a polygonal base. It is not a semi-sphere, but is formed of curved sections which correspond to the parts of the polygon on which it rests. Compare with squinch ...
the aesthetic balance that is achieved when parts of an object are arranged about a real or imaginary central line, or axis, so that the parts on one side correspond in some respect (shape, size, color) with those on the other.
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 See also: Architecture, Arches, House, Gallery, Victorian
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