Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
arco de punto
English translation:
equilateral arch
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Adriana de Groote
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Spanish term
Mª Carmen Mateu
arco de punto
Spanish to English
Tech/Engineering
Architecture
Arte
...dividida en tres naves separadas por arcos de punto...
Proposed translations
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| 3 | equilateral arch |
Adriana de Groote
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| 5 | ogive arch |
bigedsenior
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| 3 +1 | pointed arch |
Daniel Burns (X)
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| 3 +1 | round arch (de medio punto) / segmental arch (de punto hurtado) |
tazdog (X)
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equilateral arch
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round arch (de medio punto) / segmental arch (de punto hurtado)
I haven’t run into “arco de punto” before…arco de punto hurtado, arco de medio punto, arco de punto entero, yes...but not plain "arco de punto". (By the way, the Simon & Schuster entry that translates to “equilateral arch" is "arco de punto ENTERO" or "arco de TODO punto".)
If you look at some of the very few documents that use this term, here’s what you find:
En la fachada se aprecia un escudo con las letras de Maria encima de unas llaves, en la parte inferior esta la puerta de acceso, con ***arco de punto***. http://www.aquioaxaca.com/templos/nieves.htm
The photo in the link above showing this façade and entrance shows that the type of arch is the “arco de MEDIO punto" shown on this page (illustration 2): http://diccionario.coag.es/paxina.php?paxina=3-06
The link below shows what looks like another arco de MEDIO punto:
El retablo es del siglo XVIII de madera pintada imitando mármol. Un ***arco de punto*** alberga una escultura de madera policromada que se encuentra en la capilla desde el año 1663.
http://boards1.melodysoft.com/app?ID=ForoRealcofradiaSANISID...
Another “arco de punto” that is really an “arco de medio punto”:
http://www.nuevoportal.com/andando/pueblos/extrema/caceres/n...
However, this one looks more like the "arco de punto HURTADO” or arco rebajado (illustration 3 on the visual dictionary link above):
http://www.infoinmueble.com/FichaDeAnuncio.asp?IDinmueble=04...
It would seem that “arco de punto” on its own may be a misnomer, and if you don’t have a photo, it would be hard to say exactly what it is. Most of the sites above seem to use it to refer to "medio punto", which is round arch (or semicircular arch) (see http://www.proz.com/kudoz/925597) but at least one shows an “arco rebajado” (segmental arch – compare these images in link below to illustration in the dictionary link):
http://images.google.es/images?num=100&hl=en&q="segmental ar...
My bet would be they’re referring to a round arch, but you’d have to look at a photo (or check with your client) to make sure.
If you look at some of the very few documents that use this term, here’s what you find:
En la fachada se aprecia un escudo con las letras de Maria encima de unas llaves, en la parte inferior esta la puerta de acceso, con ***arco de punto***. http://www.aquioaxaca.com/templos/nieves.htm
The photo in the link above showing this façade and entrance shows that the type of arch is the “arco de MEDIO punto" shown on this page (illustration 2): http://diccionario.coag.es/paxina.php?paxina=3-06
The link below shows what looks like another arco de MEDIO punto:
El retablo es del siglo XVIII de madera pintada imitando mármol. Un ***arco de punto*** alberga una escultura de madera policromada que se encuentra en la capilla desde el año 1663.
http://boards1.melodysoft.com/app?ID=ForoRealcofradiaSANISID...
Another “arco de punto” that is really an “arco de medio punto”:
http://www.nuevoportal.com/andando/pueblos/extrema/caceres/n...
However, this one looks more like the "arco de punto HURTADO” or arco rebajado (illustration 3 on the visual dictionary link above):
http://www.infoinmueble.com/FichaDeAnuncio.asp?IDinmueble=04...
It would seem that “arco de punto” on its own may be a misnomer, and if you don’t have a photo, it would be hard to say exactly what it is. Most of the sites above seem to use it to refer to "medio punto", which is round arch (or semicircular arch) (see http://www.proz.com/kudoz/925597) but at least one shows an “arco rebajado” (segmental arch – compare these images in link below to illustration in the dictionary link):
http://images.google.es/images?num=100&hl=en&q="segmental ar...
My bet would be they’re referring to a round arch, but you’d have to look at a photo (or check with your client) to make sure.
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Nikki Graham
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ogive arch
...the architectural term..... or ogee, if you do crosswords.
ogee or ogive : An arch with a pointed apex, formed by the intersection of two S curves usually confined to decoration and not used in arcade arches. ...
www.pitt.edu/~medart/menuglossary/ogee.htm - 2k - Cached - Similar pages
Ogive - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An ogive or ogival arch is a pointed, "Gothic" arch, drawn with compasses ... A very narrow, steeply pointed ogive arch is sometimes called a "lancet arch. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogive - 18k - Cached - Similar pages
Arch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The semicircular arch was followed in Europe by the pointed Gothic arch or ogive, whose centreline more closely followed the forces of compression and which ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arch
ogee or ogive : An arch with a pointed apex, formed by the intersection of two S curves usually confined to decoration and not used in arcade arches. ...
www.pitt.edu/~medart/menuglossary/ogee.htm - 2k - Cached - Similar pages
Ogive - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An ogive or ogival arch is a pointed, "Gothic" arch, drawn with compasses ... A very narrow, steeply pointed ogive arch is sometimes called a "lancet arch. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogive - 18k - Cached - Similar pages
Arch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The semicircular arch was followed in Europe by the pointed Gothic arch or ogive, whose centreline more closely followed the forces of compression and which ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arch
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