corbelled
Brackets built outward
Corbelled describes a structure built with layers of stone or brick that progressively project outward from a wall, each course extending slightly beyond the one below.
This technique creates arches, vaults, or overhanging features without using traditional curved supports: a corbelled arch over the fireplace, The ancient tomb had a corbelled ceiling that narrowed to a point.
Section projecting beyond support
- cantileverBeam supported one end
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- bracketSupport or category
- jettyStructure extending into water
balcony · stepped · coursed · successive · parapet · battlement · gallery · eaves
Secure storage chamber
- domeRounded vault forming roof
- archCurved spanning structure
- ceilingRoom's upper surface
- roofBuilding's protective top
chamber · tomb · beehive · shikhara · treasury · passage · gallery · nave
Precision-cut building stone
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
- sandstoneCemented grain sediment
- graniteIgneous rock, quartz-rich
- mortarGrinding bowl or binder
coursework · dressed stone · rubble · keystone · springer · impost · bonding · jointing
Final Stone Age period
- bronze ageNotable but subprime period
- megalithLarge prehistoric monument stone
- dolmenMegalithic stone tomb
- passage gravePrehistoric corridor-accessed burial chamber
cairn · barrow · tumulus · ancient · prehistoric · funerary · ceremonial · henge
overhang
Section projecting beyond support
- cantileverBeam supported one end
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- bracketSupport or category
jetty · balcony · stepped · coursed · successive · parapet · battlement · gallery · eaves · oriel
vault
Secure storage chamber
roof · chamber · tomb · beehive · shikhara · treasury · passage · gallery · nave · apse
ashlar
Precision-cut building stone
mortar · coursework · dressed stone · rubble · keystone · springer · impost · bonding · jointing · cyclopean
neolithic
Final Stone Age period
- bronze ageNotable but subprime period
- megalithLarge prehistoric monument stone
- dolmenMegalithic stone tomb
passage grave · cairn · barrow · tumulus · ancient · prehistoric · funerary · ceremonial · henge · chambered
corbelledcantilevered
Projecting from fixed support
post-and-lintel · tensioned · suspended · trussed · cable-stayed