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12:46 Jul 8, 2009
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Tech/Engineering - Architecture
Additional field(s): Construction / Civil Engineering
English term or phrase: oriel window
Definition from Residential design glossary:
A window placed in a projection of an exterior wall of a building is called an oriel window when the wall projection does not extend all the way to the foundation.

Example sentence(s):
  • Oriel windows most commonly appear in homes built in either the Queen Anne or Gothic Revival style of architecture, although they are increasingly common in modern design, and examples of oriels dating back to the 15th century are readily visible in Europe today. wisegeek
  • Much of the charm Atterbury added to the house was in the assortment of windows. On the west end, a two-story copper oriel window, in half-oval shape, lighted both the living room and the master bedroom above it. The New York Times
  • the famous " Maison des Têtes " or " House of Heads "of 1609 with its rich decoration (of 105 masks!), a wonderful oriel window rising two floors high and topped with a balcony, of Renaissance style, on " Rue des Têtes"; Colmar
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5tingkap unjur
Muhammad Razin Ong Abdullah


  

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tingkap unjur


Definition from DBP:
Tingkap pada unjuran dinding luar sesebuah bangunan disebut tingkap unjur jika unjuran dinding tidak disokong oleh asas bangunan.

Example sentence(s):
  • "langkan" ertinya sesualu pentas, pelantar, tingkap unjur atau struktur lain yang serupa yang mengunjur keluar dari dinding sesualu bangunan dan disangga oleh pendakap atau julur; - DBKL  
Muhammad Razin Ong Abdullah
Malaysia
Local time: 08:50
Native speaker of: Native in MalayMalay
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