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voussoir

/vu'swɑr/

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noun
wedge-shaped stone building block used in constructing an arch or vault
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type of:
building block

part of:
arch

Definition that contains voussoir

straight arch an arch with mutually supporting voussoirs that has a straight horizontal extrados and intrados
flat arch an arch with mutually supporting voussoirs that has a straight horizontal extrados and intrados
rowlock arch an arch that is formed with more than one concentric row of voussoirs