annular vault

annular vault

[′an·yə·lər ′vȯlt]

(architecture)

A vault arising from circular walls.

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annular vault

annular vault

A barrel vault in the shape of a ring, instead of a straight line; covers a space of which the plan is formed by the area between two concentric circles, or any portion of such a space.

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