Archit.
a segmental arch transmitting an outward and downward thrust to a solid buttress that through its inertia transforms the thrust into a vertical one. See illus. under buttress .
[ 1660-70 ]
Archit.
a segmental arch transmitting an outward and downward thrust to a solid buttress that through its inertia transforms the thrust into a vertical one. See illus. under buttress .
[ 1660-70 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012