Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cloister vault

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English

Syllables: clois-ter -vault
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A vault resulting from the intersection of two barrel vaults crossing in a right angle. The angles of intersection are groins with projecting angles at the base, which die away at the summit.

Inflected Forms

cloister vaults (plural)

Questions

What does cloister vault mean?: A vault resulting from the intersection of two barrel vaults crossing in a right angle. The angles of intersection are groins with projecting angles at the base, which die away at the summit.

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