| 词汇 | squinch |
| 释义 | squinch verb[ T ] USuk /skwɪntʃ/ us /skwɪntʃ/ to press together the features of the face or the muscles of the body: 扭曲（五官或肌肉）；挤歪（脸） He squinched up his face in a look that left no doubt about his displeasure.他五官扭作一团，无疑显示出他的不悦。 Squeezing and grinding compression compressive concertina constrict constriction gnash your teethidiom mash mill nip noncompressible pinch pound presser pulp snap squash squish tamp unground unmilled Examples of squinchsquinch This building has a prayer hall covered with cross-vaults, with a dome resting on squinches over the area in front of the "mihrab". From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. While the central dome is nearly plain, in the interior the four corners are provided with a series of squinches. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The rooms are dome-shaped; transition from a quadrangular frame to a dome is by a squinch. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The dome is supported on giant squinches supported by groined pendentives while outside the building is supported by domed octagonal corner towers. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Prior to the pendentive's development, the device of corbelling or the use of the squinch in the corners of a room had been employed. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. However, the latter has a pendentive below each squinch. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The dome rests on large squinches, which are supported by corbels. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The floor was lowered and 17th century plasterwork was removed to reveal a system of eight large and sixteen small squinches under the circular drum. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Unlike other monuments, where domes are supported on squinches, here corbelled pendentives support the dome. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A spherical cupola with a pointed top has squinches decorated with plant ornaments. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. At the same time, the mihrab's ribbed dome on squinches was raised. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. To accommodate the dome on the square tomb chamber, the phase of transition in both the tombs is achieved by squinches resting on brackets. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The hemispherical dome (without a drum) rests upon four squinches which make a transition from the octagonal base under the dome to the square defined by the walls below. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These supports lack any capitals but have squinches or consoles at their summit, leading to the optical effect that the arches seem to grow integrally out of the piers. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The dome is created by employing a squinch, or corner bracketing, that allows for the transition from a square, octagonal or 16-sided base to a dome top. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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