Finnish-English translations for holvi

• vault
  The decoration of the vault of Sainte-Chapelle was much brighter before its 19th-century restoration.
  The stalactites held tightly to the caves vault.
  Family members had been buried in the vault for centuries.
• arch
  to pass into the arch of a bridge
  The cat arched its back
  I attempted to hide my emotions, but an arch remark escaped my lips.
• cupula
• fornix

Examples

• - Holvi on nähtävissä useimpien muurattujen leivinuunien luukusta kurkistettaessa.
• - Kallioon louhittuja holveja käytetään tunneleissa ja luolatiloissa.

Related words

• holvata
• kaari
• kaira
• kalotti
• kappa
• kilpikaari
• kontrefori
• kupoli
• lakosauma
• muuri
• otsamuuri
• pallokalotti
• pendentiivi
• riipus
• seinäpilari
• tukimuuri