Groinery

/ɡrɔɪnəri/ noun

Definition

Collectively, the groins or groin vaults in a building, especially in Gothic or medieval architecture.

Etymology

From 'groin' plus '-ery,' a suffix meaning 'a collection of' or 'work involving,' used in architectural terminology for structural elements.

Kelly Says

The elaborate groinery of medieval cathedrals was a major technical achievement—masons had to calculate precise angles so that the curved surfaces would meet perfectly without collapsing!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አርክ መግቢያ
ark meg-bee-ya
ARالعربية
بناء القوس
binaa al-qaws
BNবাংলা
কর্ণী গঠন
kor-nee gat-hon
CACatalà
estructura de voltes
es-truc-tura deh vol-tes
CSČeština
klenutá konstrukce
klen-oo-ta kon-struk-ce
DADansk
buetkonstruktion
boo-et kon-struk-tion
DEDeutsch
Gewölbebau
gay-völ-be-bau
ELΕλληνικά
σκυτά κατασκευή
skee-tah ka-ta-ske-vee
ESEspañol
carpintería de bóvedas
kar-pin-te-ree-ah deh bo-veh-dahs
FAفارسی
ساختار گنبد
sa-khtaar gen-bed
FISuomi
kaarekkeiden rakenne
ka-a-re-kke-iden ra-ken-ne
FRFrançais
charpente voûtée
shar-pont voo-tay
GUGU
ગોળ સંગઠન
gol sang-than
HAHA
gaba tsari
ga-ba tsa-ree
HEעברית
מבנה קשת
me-va-na kasht
HIहिन्दी
अर्धवृत्ताकार संरचना
ardhavrittaakar sa-n-rachana
HUMagyar
ív szerkezet
eev sher-keh-zet
IDBahasa Indonesia
konstruksi lengkungan
kon-struk-si leng-kungan
IGIG
akụ ịrị
ah-koo ee-ree
ITItaliano
carpenteria a tutto sesto
kar-pen-te-ree-ah ah too-toh seh-steh
JA日本語
アーチ構造
aachi-kouzou
KKKK
арка құрылысы
arka qur-y-ly-sy
KMKM
ការសង់
kar sa-ng
KO한국어
아치 구조
achi goo-jo
MRMR
वाळवंट रचना
va-al-vaant ra-chana
MSBahasa Melayu
struktur lengkungan
struk-tur leng-kungan
MYမြန်မာ
ရန် တည်ဆောက်
yan tie-sa-kweht
NLNederlands
gewelfconstructie
gay-velf-kon-struk-tie
NONorsk
hvelvkonstruksjon
hvelv-kon-struk-shun
PAPA
Submission
ku-sub-mi-shun
PLPolski
konstrukcja sklepiona
kon-struk-cja skel-pe-nee-oh-na
PTPortuguês
carpintaria de abóbadas
kar-pin-ta-ree-ah deh ah-bo-ba-das
RORomână
construcție cu bolți
kon-struk-thee koo bol-tee
RUРусский
аркированная конструкция
arkiroog-ovannaya konstruk-tsi-ya
SVSvenska
bågskonstruktion
bahgs-kon-struk-tion
SWKiswahili
umbo muundo
oom-boh moo-ndo
TAதமிழ்
வளைவான அமைப்பு
va-lai-vaan a-mai-ppu
TEతెలుగు
కుం diputados నిర్మాణం
ku-n dee-poo-tahs nir-ma-an-am
THไทย
โครงสร้างโค้ง
hoe-ng-sra-ang kong
TLTL
pagtatalaang
pa-g-ta-ta-lang
TRTürkçe
göbe yapısı
goh-beh ya-pee-si
UKУкраїнська
архітектурна конструкція
arkhitek-tur-na kon-struk-tsi-ya
URاردو
قوس کی تعمیر
qaws ki ta-eem-ir
VITiếng Việt
cấu trúc vòm
cau truc vohm
YOYO
àgbà ṣeṣẹ
ah-gba she-she
ZH中文
拱形结构
gǒng xíng jiéguǒ
ZUZU
umqondo ubunzima
oom-qon-doh oo-bun-zee-ma

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