Glossary entry

español term or phrase:

arcos de crucería

inglés translation:

[crosses of] Gothic fan vaulting / fan tracery vaulting

Added to glossary by Karina Pelech
Mar 20, 2002 09:29
22 yrs ago
español term

arcos de crucería

español al inglés Técnico/Ingeniería Arquitectura Architecture
"(...)consta de una nave rectangular cubierta por arcos de crucería (...)"

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Change log

Sep 5, 2005 14:27: Nikki Graham changed "Field" from "Otros" to "Técnico/Ingeniería"

Proposed translations

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[crosses of] Gothic fan vaulting / fan tracery vaulting

These may be preceded by 'cross', and often are in the UK or in France. In Spanish or translations from: you'll find the word 'cross' missing in many cases.

crucería (de crucero)f. Sistema constructivo propio del estilo gótico, en el cual la bóveda se logra mediante el cruce de arcos diagonales, llamados también ojivas o nervios. (Source: RAE Diccionario)


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Note added at 2002-03-20 15:19:30 (GMT)
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\'arches\' may also be missing in Spanish, or translations to/from Spanish. \'Vaulting\' gives the idea, without the need to repeat that it is an arch.
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agree dimples (X)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Me has salvado...¡gracias! :-)) Saludos, JL"
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vaulted arches

According to dictionary: rib or vaulted arch.

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Peer comment(s):

agree Natalie Sanadze : Nice picture of vaulted arches at http://www.si.edu/oahp/spq/pn96s1e.htm
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agree Ligia Dias Costa
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