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Wölbung — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bulge noun A part that swells or sticks out from an otherwise flat or smooth surface.
  • vault noun A strong, secure room, especially one used to store money, valuables, or important records.

Senses

Wölbung is used for these senses in English:

  • bulge An object which is sticking out from a surface; a swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, especially when caused by pressure.
  • kurtosis (statistics) A measure of "heaviness of the tails" of a probability distribution, defined as the fourth cumulant divided by the square of the variance of the probability distribution.
  • vault An arched masonry structure supporting and forming a ceiling, whether freestanding or forming part of a larger building.
  • vault (figuratively) Anything resembling such a downward-facing concave structure, particularly the sky and caves.

bulge — full definition

  1. noun A part that swells or sticks out from an otherwise flat or smooth surface.
  2. noun A sudden increase in the size or value of something.
  3. verb To swell or push outward, especially under pressure.

vault — full definition

  1. noun A strong, secure room, especially one used to store money, valuables, or important records.
  2. noun An arched ceiling or roof, or an underground chamber shaped like one, including burial chambers.
  3. verb To jump or leap over something in one motion, usually with a hand or pole for support.
  4. verb To store something securely, as if in a vault.

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