issepunkt

English translation: apex

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Danish term or phrase:issepunkt
English translation:apex
Entered by: peterk339

15:04 Oct 5, 2011
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Architecture
Danish term or phrase: issepunkt
The danish term ISSEPUNKT means the highest point of a arch on the extrados side. The english term for the highest point of the arch of the intrados side is " crown" , but please tell me the name of the highest point on the extrados side.
In the new danish architecture lexicon by Jens Fleischer "Arkitektur leksikon "(2007) the term issepunkt is wrongly translated to english by " extrados", but correct to german by " Scheitelpunkt."
peterk339
apex
Explanation:
DE

Scheitel

Scheitelpunkt

DA

kurvetoppunkt

kurvemidtpunkt

EN

apex
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Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
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Local time: 07:45
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4crown
Suzanne Blangsted (X)
4apex
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun


  

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crown


Explanation:
The highest point of the extrados arch is called the crown. All dictionary searches will show you that "crown" specifies the highes point. Your question asks for the name of the highest exdtrados point. Illustrated Building Dictionary, Webster, and all other dictionaries defines the highest point as the extrados crown.

Suzanne Blangsted (X)
Local time: 23:45
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
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Asker: Thank you for the information, which then annihilates an earlier information on this site, written 23:22 Aug 21, 2006 where the italian ” cervello di volta”is translated by” the crown of the arch” , with following explanation: ”It is undoubtedly the topmost part, the apex, of the arch or curved roof of a structure seen from the inside or below. I would call it the crown.”

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apex


Explanation:
DE

Scheitel

Scheitelpunkt

DA

kurvetoppunkt

kurvemidtpunkt

EN

apex


Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 07:45
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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