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vaulted

vaulted

10 6.1
A roof or ceiling with a high curved shape like an arch
  • adjective
  • /ˈvɔltɪd/
: abovedado
  • The new library features stunning vaulted ceilings that create an airy atmosphere.

He loved its great oak tables and vaulted windows.

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Examples

  • So we had like this beautiful vaulted ceiling which has loads of height and VELUX windows in it.

  • They were escorted to the Vaulted Room, accurately named because of the way the white ceiling arched up high above.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • He loved its great oak tables and vaulted windows.

    Stanford

  • Now that it is a queen size bed, I will say I miss the vaulted ceilings of the Ramada.

  • The exterior has been remodeled, but the vaulted rooms and long stairways inside are Roman originals.

  • I love the ancient church, the thick walled thick walls, the Latin prayers and the songs rising to the vaulted ceilings.

  • IT HAS THE HIGH VAULTED CEILINGS, ANOTHER CEILING FAN, SOUTHERN EXPOSURE, LOTS OF LIGHT AND WARMTH THROUGH THE WINDOWS AND A FIREPLACE.

    Closing Escrow (2007)

  • Visitors admired the vaulted roof of the historic cathedral, which added to its grandeur.

  • The artist captured the light filtering through the vaulted archways in her painting.

Synonyms

arched
vsvaulted
13 3.2

Having a curved top like a bridge or window

includes rounded overhead forms as well as simple curved shapes
domed
vsvaulted
11 3.8

Having a rounded top like a roof or a turtle shell

is broader covering curved overhead forms as well as rounded hemispherical shapes
arching
vsvaulted
4 4.1

Curving like the top of a bridge or door

refers to an established curved or rounded overhead form not just forming or resembling one

How Arched

domed
11 3.8
vaulted
10 6.1
arched
13 3.2
curved
50 1.0
flat
414 1.0

Surface Forms

vaulted positive

Morphology

vaulted = vault (transparent) = vault + ed

Regular adjectival formation from the noun 'vault' using '-ed' meaning 'having an arched form'.

Etymology

Vaulted comes from an old word volta, from Latin volvere, which means 'to turn' and is the same idea in revolve. So a vaulted ceiling is one that 'turns' in a smooth curve over a room, making an arched or dome-shaped roof.