Definition von rib vault im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
(Mimarlık) A rib vault or ribbed vault is any vault reinforced by masonry ribs. A rib vault may be a quadripartite rib vault (which is divided into four sections by two diagonal ribs) and a sexpartite rib vault (a rib vault whose surface is divided into six sections by three ribs)
A vault in which the surface is divided into webs by a framework of diagonal arched ribs. Also called ribbed vault