MEANING
Having a ceiling or roof shaped as an arch or a series of arches.
Use it for
overhead curves; height and enclosure; resonant interiorsGive the ceiling a shape that affects the perceived volume of the room.
Words that belong together
- vaulted ceiling
- vaulted hall
- vaulted passage
On the page
The vaulted passage made their quiet conversation carry.
She looked up at the ribs crossing the vaulted ceiling.
A low vaulted room lay beneath the house's modern extension.
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Word forms
- Base
- vaulted
Usage notes
Primary category: architecture. In looser modern usage can mean a high sloping ceiling; specify the form if the arched construction matters. Adjective; normally non-gradable. Related noun/verb: vault; derived noun: vaulting.
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