trompă de colț

English translation: squinch/conical vault

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Romanian term or phrase:trompă de colț
English translation:squinch/conical vault
Entered by: adinag

16:20 Aug 8, 2011
Romanian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Architecture
Romanian term or phrase: trompă de colț
Nu prea am context, apare într-un text despre bucărătia de la Mănăstirea Hurezi. Am găsit o definiție și imagini aici, dar cam atât: http://www.galeriadearta.com/dictionar/trompa-de-colt-1848.h...
Diana Alioante
Romania
Local time: 08:14
squinch/conical vault
Explanation:
cf dicţ de artă (forme, tehnici, stiluri artistice), vol 2, ed meridiane, Bucureşti, 1995

squinch 1 (skwnch)
n.
A structure, such as a section of vaulting or corbeling, set diagonally across the interior angle between two walls to provide a transition from a square to a polygonal or more nearly circular base on which to construct a dome.



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http://books.google.ro/books?id=KYCVHP3E6D4C&pg=PA217&lpg=PA...

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http://urd.proz.com/?sp=gloss/term&id=12786070
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adinag
Local time: 08:14
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4squinch/conical vault
adinag
4corner trumpet vault
Péter Tófalvi


  

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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
corner trumpet vault


Explanation:
Expresia "trumpet vault" este inclusa in mai toate dictionarele. Trebuie sa adaugi numai atributul.

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Note added at 1 óra (2011-08-08 17:46:26 GMT)
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squinch/conical vault: sunt termeni mai generali, trumpet vault este un caz specific al acestora.


    Reference: http://dictionar.netflash.ro/roman-englez/?w=trompa&h=1
    Reference: http://www.flickr.com/photos/40922198@N00/2165842094
Péter Tófalvi
Hungary
Local time: 07:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian, Native in RomanianRomanian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Peter Shortall: Internet refs for "trumpet vault" look dodgy (mainly Chinese/Russian) http://www.google.co.uk/#q="trumpet vault"&hl=en&prmd=ivns&e...
5 hrs
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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
squinch/conical vault


Explanation:
cf dicţ de artă (forme, tehnici, stiluri artistice), vol 2, ed meridiane, Bucureşti, 1995

squinch 1 (skwnch)
n.
A structure, such as a section of vaulting or corbeling, set diagonally across the interior angle between two walls to provide a transition from a square to a polygonal or more nearly circular base on which to construct a dome.



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Note added at 41 minute (2011-08-08 17:02:03 GMT)
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http://books.google.ro/books?id=KYCVHP3E6D4C&pg=PA217&lpg=PA...

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Note added at 2 ore (2011-08-08 18:24:01 GMT)
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http://urd.proz.com/?sp=gloss/term&id=12786070


    Reference: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/squinch
adinag
Local time: 08:14
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Peter Shortall: The photo entitled "entry door squinch" in this link is identical to Diana's photo http://www.turkishhan.org/sarafsa.htm ("de colţ" appears to be redundant in RO - they are located in corners by definition)
3 hrs
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agree  George C.
15 hrs
  -> muţumesc:)

agree  RODICA CIOBANU
16 hrs
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agree  Iosif JUHASZ
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