corbel

ˈkɔːrbəl

corbelled, corbelling

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Definition of corbel - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

building design

TECH.

projecting support piece, often stone or timber, holding an overhead load

TECH.

The mason carved a corbel to carry the balcony edge.

Verb

tr.

architecture

TECH.

furnish a structure with corbels

TECH.

The architect decided to corbel the facade for support.

brace

buttress

support

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Expressions with corbel

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corbel out

make something stick out or support it using corbels

They corbel out the balcony to support it.

corbel step

step on the top of a gable wall

The ancient church had a beautifully crafted corbel step.

Origin of corbel

Old French, corbel (little raven)

Examples of corbel in a sentence

The architect added a wooden corbel under the shelf for extra support.
They decided to corbel the new wing of the building.
The restoration project required them to corbel the old walls.

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French:corbeau, équiper, ...
German:Kragstein, auskragen, ...
Italian:mensola, mensolare, ...
Spanish:ménsula, decorar con ménsulas, ...
Portuguese:mísula, adornar com mísulas, ...
Chinese:承托石, 用牛腿支撑, ...
Japanese:持ち送り, 持ち送りを施す, ...
Arabic:حامِلٌ بارِز, زَوَّدَ بِكُورْبِل, ...
Hebrew:קוֹנְזוֹל, לְהַתְקִין קוֹרְבֵּלִים, ...
Russian:кронштейн, оснащать, ...
Ukrainian:корбель, обладнати консолями, ...
Hindi:कॉर्बल, कोर्बल करना, ...
Bengali:করবেল, করবেল স্থাপন করা, ...
Catalan:mènsula, corbellejar, ...
Czech:krakorec, opatřit krakorci, ...
Danish:konsol, konsolbære, ...
Dutch:kraagsteen, van kraagstenen voorzien, ...
Greek:φουρούσι, τοποθετώ προεξοχές, ...
Hungarian:konzol, konzolokkal ellátni, ...
Khmer:ដុំទ្រទ្រង់លយចេញពីជញ្ជាំង, ដាក់តង្កៀបថ្ម ឬឈើទ្រទ្រង់ដែលលយចេញពីជញ្ជាំងលើសំណង់, ...
Korean:코벨, 코벨을 달다, ...
Persian:کنسول, با کوربل مجهز کرد, ...
Polish:konsola, wyposażać w wsporniki, ...
Portuguese (BR):mísula, corbelar, ...
Romanian:console, a adăuga console, ...
Swedish:konsol, förse med konsoler, ...
Thai:คอร์เบล, ตกแต่งด้วยคอร์เบล, ...
Turkish:konsol, payandalarla donatmak, ...
Vietnamese:consol, trang bị mấu đỡ, ...

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