squinch
Kelime Anlamı :

1. tonoz bingi.
2. tonoz.
3. tromp.
4. payanda kemeri.
5. tonoz bingi arch.
6. köşe kemeri.
7. tonozbingi.
8. i., mim. tonoz bingi, tromp.
Tanımlar :
1. 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.
2. to squeeze, twist, or draw together: squinched her eyes shut.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1. A structure constructed between two adjacent walls to aid in the transition from a polygonal to a circular structure; as when a dome is constructed on top of a square room.
2. to scrunch up (one's face)
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1. A small arch thrown across the corner of a square room to support a superimposed mass, as where an octagonal spire or drum rests upon a square tower; -- called also sconce, and sconcheon.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1. in architecture, a small arch, or a series of arches, corbeled out, thrown across an angle, as in a square tower to support the side of a superimposed octagon.
2. A dialectal variant of quince.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
1. crouch down
2. cross one's eyes as if in strabismus
3. a small arch built across the interior angle of two walls (usually to support a spire)
4. draw back, as with fear or pain
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.