archivolt
Množina: archivolts
ETYM French archivolte, from Italian archivolto; pref. archi- + volto vault, arch. Related to Vault.
1. The architectural member surrounding the curved opening of an arch, corresponding to the architrave in the case of a square opening.
2. More commonly, the molding or other ornaments with which the wall face of the voussoirs of an arch is charged.
Curved molding on face of arch.
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arhivolt
IPA: / arxiʋolt /Polukružni luk koji spaja dva stuba (u helenističkoj, rimskoj, renesansnoj i baroknoj arhitekturi); u gotskoj i romanskoj arhitekturi: niz lukova glavnog crkvenog portala, koji su često ukrašeni kupovima.