sexpartite en · ADJ
Etymology
From sex- + partite.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) In six parts.
This rib divided the vault bay into six compartments (of unequal size) rather than four. This is known as a sexpartite vault and is mainly to be seen in French Gothic architecture but occurs also in England at Canterbury Cathedral.
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