Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Oct 5, 2011 15:04
12 yrs ago
Danish term
issepunkt
Danish to English
Tech/Engineering
Architecture
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."
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."
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | apex |
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
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| 4 | crown |
Suzanne Blangsted (X)
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Proposed translations
45 mins
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Norway
Norway
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Engineer:Oil&Gas/Electron/Finan/Law/HSEQ
Native in: Norwegian 
, Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Norwegian to Portuguese, Portuguese to Norwegian, and 19 more.
Related KudoZ points
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Selected
apex
DE
Scheitel
Scheitelpunkt
DA
kurvetoppunkt
kurvemidtpunkt
EN
apex
Scheitel
Scheitelpunkt
DA
kurvetoppunkt
kurvemidtpunkt
EN
apex
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crown
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.
Note from 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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