clef de voûte — meaning in English

English meaning

• keystone noun The central wedge-shaped stone at the top of an arch that locks the other stones in place.

Senses

clef de voûte is used for these senses in English:

• keystone (architecture) The top stone of an arch.
• keystone Something on which other things depend for support.

keystone — full definition

1. noun The central wedge-shaped stone at the top of an arch that locks the other stones in place.
2. noun The central element that everything else depends on or is built around.

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