Vocabulary 81-90

Question 1

Vault

Answer 1

An extended archway

Question 2

Dome

Answer 2

An arch rotated about it’s vertical centreline

Question 3

Bay

Answer 3

A rectangular area of a building defined by 4 adjacent columns

Question 4

Building envelope

Answer 4

Vertical and horizontal building components that serve to separate the uncontrolled environment from the controlled environment. It includes the exterior walls, roof, openings within the envelope such as windows and doors, and the foundation walls below grade.

Question 5

Cladding

Answer 5

Visible materials on the exterior of a building envelope wall.

Question 6

Window

Answer 6

An opening in the wall of a building for admitting light and air, usually fitted with a frame in which are set operable sashes containing lanes of glass.

Question 7

Sash

Answer 7

The fixed or movable framework of a window or door on which panes of glass are set.

Question 8

Dormer window

Answer 8

A vertical window in a projection built out from a sloping roof.

Question 9

Casement window

Answer 9

Has a sash which swings open on a vertical axis, the hinges mounted perpendicularly on the jamb.

Question 10

Double hung window

Answer 10

A window having two vertically sliding sashes, each in separate grooves or tracks.