ribbed vault

noun Architecture.

a vault supported by or decorated with diagonal ribs.

Also called rib vault.

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Ribbed vault is always a great word to know.

So is bearing. Does it mean:

a slablike member beneath the base of a column or pier or a square base of a pedestal

a supporting part of a structure; the area of contact between a supporting beam and other underlying support

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ribbed vault
noun
vault that resembles a groined vault but has ribbed arches

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