Voussoir

/vuˈswɑːr/

Synonyms for "voussoir" (17 found)

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Closest matches (4)

Noun(1 words)
arch block

Strong matches (5)

Noun(1 words)
arch stone

Related words (8)

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More general

3 entries
architectural elementbuilding blockstone

More specific

2 entries
keystonespringer block

Collocations

6 entries
arch construction elementarch voussoirmasonry arch elementstone arch blockvoussoir blockwedge shaped block

Inflections

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Derivations

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Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

It is the voussoir depth in a real arch which enables the arch to carry wider ranges of loading; a large number of different idealized centre-line arches can be contained within a given practical profile. ...[T]his must be so, or no mediaeval bridge would have survived its decentering.

Source: wiktionary

Other areas have mortar joints missing, including between the voussoir blocks forming the edge of the arches on either side of the pier.

Source: wiktionary

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