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Roofs & Gables I Flashcards

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coping

top course of masonry to carry off water (wall, gable, balustrade)

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butterfly roof

two surfaces sloping down from opposing edges to valley near the middle

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gambrel roof

gabled roof with double slope (lower slope usually steeper than upper)

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canopy

cover (sunlight, precipitation); projection from building or stand alone

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gablet (small gable)

here: part of a Dutch gable roof, gablet roof, or gable-on-hip roof

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flat roof

roof with horizontal pitch (often with slight incline for drainage)

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hipped roof or hip roof

roof with sloping faces on all four sides (here: with ridge)

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pediment

a gable, most commonly shallow-pitched and triangular (temple fronts)

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cross-gabled roof

has two or more gabled roof sections, meeting at perpendicular angles

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saw-tooth roof

sloping faces alternating with vertical ones which often feature windows

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saw-tooth roof

sloping faces alternating with vertical ones which often feature windows

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pyramidal / equilateral hipped roof
also: pavilion hip roof

on square plan, four triangular sides that form pyramid

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saltbox roof

gable roof with one side longer than the other

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hipped roof with ridge

on rectangular plan, two triangular sides two trapezoidal sides

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lean-to roof

roof with only one slope, built against a vertical wall

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cross-hipped roof

two or more hipped roof sections meeting at perpendicular angle

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A-frame

gabled roof extending toward the ground

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(gable type)
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Dutch gable

gable with curvilinear sides, often topped by a pediment

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gambrel roof

gabled roof with double slope (lower slope usually steeper than upper)

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coping

top course of masonry to carry off water (wall, gable, balustrade …)

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pediment

a gable, most commonly shallow-pitched and triangular (temple fronts)

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half-hipped roof or jerkinhead roof

roof where two opposing sides are partly hipped and partly gabled

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hipped roof with ridge

on rectangular plan, two triangular sides two trapezoidal sides

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skillion roof

lean-to roof over a room built against the back of another building

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shed roof

single-pitched roof

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pediment

a gable, most commonly shallow-pitched and triangular (temple fronts)

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acroteria angularia

acroteria at the outer angles of the pediment

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gambrel roof

gabled roof with double slope (lower slope usually steeper than upper)

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mansard roof

double sloped hip roof, lower slope is usually steeper than the upper

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gable roof

single ridged roof with two sloping sides and gables at two ends

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mansard roof

double sloped hip roof, lower slope is usually steeper than the upper

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Dutch gable roof, gablet roof, or gable-on-hip roof

combination of a hip roof with a small gable or gablet

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shed roof

single-pitched roof

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tympanum

triangular (or segmental) space created by a pediment

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shaped gable

gable where each side is formed from two or more curves

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cross-hipped roof

two or more hipped roof sections meeting at perpendicular angle

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pediment

a gable, most commonly shallow-pitched and triangular (temple fronts)

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A-frame

gabled roof extending toward the ground

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gable roof

single ridged roof with two sloping sides and gables at two ends

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gablet

small gable (here: on top of a buttress)

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hipped gable or jerkinhead

gable that is partly hipped

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mansard roof

double sloped hip roof, lower slope is usually steeper than the upper

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(roof type)
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Dutch gable roof, gablet roof,
or gable-on-hip roof

combination of a hip roof with a small gable or gablet

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Dutch gable

gable with curvilinear sides, often topped by a pediment

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flat roof

roof with horizontal pitch (often with slight incline for drainage)

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crow-stepped gable

gable projecting above the pitched roof line in a stepped manner

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tympanum

triangular (or segmental) space created by a pediment

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(roof type)
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cross-gabled roof

has two or more gabled roof sections, meeting at perpendicular angles

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cambered roof

type of barrel roof (roof w/ continuous curve) with a more gentle curve

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(roof type)
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saw-tooth roof

sloping faces alternating with vertical ones which often feature windows

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lean-to roof

roof with only one slope, built against a vertical wall

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(roof type)
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half-hipped roof or jerkinhead roof

roof where two opposing sides are partly hipped and partly gabled

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pediment

a gable, most commonly shallow-pitched and triangular (temple fronts)

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(roof type)
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saw-tooth roof

sloping faces alternating with vertical ones which often feature windows

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(roof type)
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barrel roof

roof with continuous curve, semicircular (or nearly s.) in section

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pediment

a gable, most commonly shallow-pitched and triangular (temple fronts)

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(roof type)
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half-hipped roof or jerkinhead roof

roof where two opposing sides are partly hipped and partly gabled

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(building type)
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front-gabled or gable-fronted building (gabled roof)

the building’s gable faces the street

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acroterion (pl: acroteria)

sculpture(s) & plinth(s) at the apex and outer angles of a pediment

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butterfly roof

two surfaces sloping down from opposing edges to valley near the middle

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(building type)
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side-gabled building (gable roof)

the building’s ridge is parallel to the street

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(roof type)
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flat roof

roof with horizontal pitch (often with slight incline for drainage)

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pediment

a gable, most commonly shallow-pitched and triangular (temple fronts)

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(roof type)
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shed roof

single-pitched roof

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lean-to roof

roof with only one slope, built against a vertical wall

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crow-stepped gable

gable projecting above the pitched roof line in a stepped manner

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Dutch gable

gable with curvilinear sides, often topped by a pediment

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(roof type)
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barrel roof

roof with continuous curve, semicircular (or nearly s.) in section

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(roof type)
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Dutch gable roof, gablet roof,
or gable-on-hip roof

combination of a hip roof with a small gable or gablet

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pediment

a gable, most commonly shallow-pitched and triangular (temple fronts)

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(roof type)
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saltbox roof

gable roof with one side longer than the other

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pediment

a gable, most commonly shallow-pitched and triangular (temple fronts)

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canopy

cover (sunlight, precipitation); projection from building or stand alone

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(gable type)
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hipped gable or jerkinhead

gable that is partly hipped

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(roof type)
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cambered roof

type of barrel roof (roof w/ continuous curve) with a more gentle curve

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tympanum

triangular (or segmental) space created by a pediment

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(roof type)
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pyramidal / equilateral hipped roof
also: pavilion hip roof

on square plan, four triangular sides that form pyramid

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(roof type)
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mansard roof

double sloped hip roof, lower slope is usually steeper than the upper

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canopy

cover (sunlight, precipitation); projection from building or stand alone

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(roof type)
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saltbox roof

gable roof with one side longer than the other

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Dutch gable

gable with curvilinear sides, often topped by a pediment

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