Formeret

/ˈfɔrməˌrɛt/ noun

Definition

In architecture, a rib at the edge of a vault that runs along the wall, perpendicular to the main ribs of a vaulted ceiling.

Etymology

From French 'formeret,' possibly from 'forme' (form) or related to Old French terms for structural elements. Used in Gothic architecture terminology since the medieval period.

Kelly Says

Gothic architects were structural engineers disguised as artists—the formeret isn't just decorative, it's actually part of the engineering system that distributes weight in vaults, making cathedrals both beautiful and structurally brilliant.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
正式
se-ma-t
ARالعربية
تم إرساءه
tam irsa-a-hu
BNবাংলা
আনুষ্ঠানিক
anu-shthani-k
CACatalà
formal
formal
CSČeština
formalizován
for-ma-li-zo-van
DADansk
formaliseret
for-ma-li-se-ret
DEDeutsch
formal
for-mal
ELΕλληνικά
επίσημος
ep-i-si-mos
ESEspañol
formalizado
formal-i-zah-doh
FAفارسی
رسمی
resmi
FISuomi
formalisoitu
for-ma-li-so-i-tu
FRFrançais
formalisé
for-ma-lee
GUGU
વ્યવહારિક
vyavha-arik
HAHA
auku
au-ku
HEעברית
רשמי
reshimi
HIहिन्दी
औपचारिक
ow-pachar-ik
HUMagyar
formális
for-ma-lis
IDBahasa Indonesia
diformalkan
di-for-mal-kan
IGIG
official
ofish-al
ITItaliano
formalizzato
for-ma-li-zah-to
JA日本語
公式化
kōshika
KKKK
ресми
resmi
KMKM
ប្រពៃណី
pra-pe-y-nei
KO한국어
공식화
gong-sik-hwa
MRMR
औपचारिक
ow-pachar-ik
MSBahasa Melayu
diformalkan
di-for-mal-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ရုံး
yone
NLNederlands
formal
for-mal
NONorsk
formaliseret
for-ma-li-se-ret
PAPA
औपचारिक
ow-pachar-ik
PLPolski
formalizowany
for-ma-li-zo-van-y
PTPortuguês
formalizado
for-ma-li-zah-doh
RORomână
formalizat
for-ma-li-zat
RUРусский
формализованный
formal-i-zo-van-nyy
SVSvenska
formaliserad
for-ma-li-se-rad
SWKiswahili
rasmi
ras-mi
TAதமிழ்
பொது
po-thu
TEతెలుగు
ప్రారంభం
pra-arambam
THไทย
เป็นทางการ
pen-tang-kan
TLTL
pormal
por-mal
TRTürkçe
resmileştirildi
res-mi-les-ti-ril-di
UKУкраїнська
формалізований
formal-i-zo-van-iy
URاردو
رسمی
resmi
VITiếng Việt
hình thức hóa
hinh-thuc-hoa
YOYO
aṣọ
a-so
ZH中文
形式化
xingshihua
ZUZU
ofisiyal
o-fi-si-yal

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