Tierceron
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈtɪə(ɹ)səɹɒn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Tierceron is a noun meaning (architecture) A type of rib in Gothic vaulting, springing from the intersection of two other ribs.
Meaning
(architecture) A type of rib in Gothic vaulting, springing from the intersection of two other ribs.
Example Sentences
It would carry us too far from our subject to trace the consequences of the introduction of the tierceron; it must suffice to say that it immediately affected the curvature and the moulding of the vaulting ribs and the composition of the springer.
Word Forms
- tiercerons
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include vault, tiercelet, tierce, tringle, tiercet, semitransept.
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