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groining

/groi-ning/US // ˈgrɔɪ nɪŋ //

开槽,腹股沟,沟槽,开沟

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the intersection of two vaults.
    • : the construction of groined vaults.

Examples

  • The bosses in the groining are yellow and green, as in the capitals.

  • A light groining sprang from six stout columns, and hung down in two rich pendants from the centre of the vault.

  • The name rang savagely in the groining of the arch, echoed dully in the obscurity in which the fierce struggle went on.

  • The groining ribs are well moulded, and the details throughout carefully designed and executed.

  • The corbels supporting the groining shafts are very quaintly carved with the story of a knight battling with lions.