conical vault

conical vault

[′kän·ə·kəl ′vȯlt]

(architecture)

A vault whose inner surface is conical.

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conical vault

A vault having a cross section in the form of a circular arc, which is larger at one end than the other. See also: Vault

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conical vault

conical vault

A vault having a cross section in the form of a circular arc, which is larger at one end than the other.

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