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arco abocinado

English translation: splayed arch

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Spanish term or phrase:arco abocinado
English translation:splayed arch
Entered by: Charles Davis

15:45 Nov 21, 2018
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Architecture / descripción de una iglesia
Spanish term or phrase: arco abocinado
Traducción al inglés del interior de una iglesia.

Contexto:
Como verás esta nave está compuesta por un arco abocinado, el cual es muy característico en construcciones medievales. Se trata de un arco que es más anho por un lado de la pared que por otro.

Gracias!
Natalia Luque
Spain
Local time: 12:08
splayed arch
Explanation:
" Arco Abocinado
cat: arc atrompetat m; eng: embrasure arch
m . Arco que tiene más luz en un paramento que en el opuesto."
https://www.construmatica.com/construpedia/Arco_Abocinado

Despite the translation in the previous reference, "embrasure arch" is not the normal term for this (as far as I know); it is normally called a splayed arch:

"splayed arch
Arch over an aperture with splayed jambs, i.e. with a larger span on the inside wall than on the exterior."
http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.201...

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Note added at 6 mins (2018-11-21 15:52:13 GMT)
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"splayed arch noun
: an arch with its opening at one side larger than at the other so that its intrados face is conical"
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/splayed arch
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Charles Davis
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Local time: 12:08
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splayed arch


Explanation:
" Arco Abocinado
cat: arc atrompetat m; eng: embrasure arch
m . Arco que tiene más luz en un paramento que en el opuesto."
https://www.construmatica.com/construpedia/Arco_Abocinado

Despite the translation in the previous reference, "embrasure arch" is not the normal term for this (as far as I know); it is normally called a splayed arch:

"splayed arch
Arch over an aperture with splayed jambs, i.e. with a larger span on the inside wall than on the exterior."
http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.201...

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Note added at 6 mins (2018-11-21 15:52:13 GMT)
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"splayed arch noun
: an arch with its opening at one side larger than at the other so that its intrados face is conical"
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/splayed arch

Charles Davis
Spain
Local time: 12:08
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agree  philgoddard: I think "embrasure arch" or "arch-shaped embrasure" would do, even though they don't get many hits.
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Phil. Yes, I think they would; it's just that this term would be my first choice.
agree  bigedsenior
11 hrs
  -> Many thanks :-)
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