Usually means: Gothic, ribbed vaults forming patterns.
Definitions Related words Mentions
We found 13 dictionaries that define the word Fan vault:

General (7 matching dictionaries)
  1. fan vault: Merriam-Webster
  2. fan vault: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. fan vault: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. fan vault: Infoplease Dictionary
  5. fan vault: Dictionary.com
  6. Fan vault: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. fan vault: TheFreeDictionary.com

Art (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. fan vault: ArtLex Lexicon of Visual Art Terminology
  2. FAN VAULT: The Britannia Lexicon (Middle Ages Glossary)
  3. fan vault: Glossary of Medieval Art and Architecture

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. fan vault: Encyclopedia

Tech (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Urban Conservation Glossary (No longer online)

(Note: See fan_vaulting as well.)

Google, News, Images, Wikipedia, Reddit, BlueSky
Definitions from Wikipedia (Fan vault)

▸ noun:  A fan vault is a form of vault used in the Gothic style, in which the ribs are all of the same curve and spaced equidistantly, in a manner resembling a fan.


▸ Words similar to Fan vault

▸ Usage examples for Fan vault

▸ Idioms related to Fan vault

▸ Wikipedia articles (New!)

▸ Words that often appear near Fan vault

▸ Rhymes of Fan vault

▸ Invented words related to Fan vault



Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Random word   Help


Color thesaurus

Use OneLook to find colors for words and words for colors

See an example

Literary notes

Use OneLook to learn how words are used by great writers

See an example

Word games

Try our innovative vocabulary games

Play Now

Read the latest OneLook newsletter issue: Threepeat Redux