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corbel::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | truss |
| Type of | bracket, wall bracket |
Examples of corbel
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Ancient tombs have been found from Oman to Portugal with stone corbel domes.
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A corbel table is a projecting moulded string course supported by a range of corbels.
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There are also corbel vaults used, called diese, although these are the weakest type.
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These included nine blocks that probably formed part of a corbel table.
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The stone corbel arch bridge is still used by the local populace.
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A smaller arched corbel is located below these openings.
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Corbel domes and true domes have been found in the ancient Middle East in modest buildings and tombs.
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It would traditionally be supported by a corbel.
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The corbel arch does not produce thrust, or outward pressure at the bottom of the arch, and is not considered a true arch.
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- (architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent)
- Furnish with a corbel
- In architecture a corbel (or console) is a piece of stone jutting out of a wall to carry any weight. A piece of timber projecting in the same way was called a "tassel" or a "bragger". ...
- Corbel is a sans-serif typeface designed by Jeremy Tankard for Microsoft and released in 2005. It is a part of the new suite of fonts that come with Microsoft Windows Vista developed to take advantage of ClearType to improve the reading experience in Windows Vista and Office 2007.
- (Corbeling) brick or masonry courses, each projecting beyond, and supported by, the one below it; the meeting of two corbels would create an arch or vault.
- (Corbels) Narrow ledges extending from the convection section sidewalls to prevent flue gas from flowing preferentially up the side of the convection section, between the wall and the nearest tubes, thereby bypassing the tube bank.
- (Corbels) while originally structural are now purely decorative features which are used on kitchen islands, mantelpieces and kitchen hoods. They are a type of ornate bracket made from solid wood, plaster cast or metal
- The triangular, decorative and supporting member that holds a mantel or horizontal shelf.
- To build out one or more courses of brick or stone from the face of a wall. This may be decorative, or serve to support a structural component.
