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chancery
Architecture; General architecture
A building or suite of rooms designed to house any of the following: a lawcourt with special functions, archives, a secretariat, a chancellery.
chandelier
Architecture; General architecture
A luminaire suspended from the ceiling; usually ornate or branched with the lamps visible.
chandlery
Architecture; General architecture
A storage room for lighting supplies and devices, required before gas or electricity was available.
channel
Architecture; General architecture
A structural or rolled steel shape used in steel construction.
channel block
Architecture; General architecture
A hollow concrete masonry unit with portions depressed to form a continuous channel for reinforcing steel and grout.
candle beam
Architecture; General architecture
In old churches, a horizontal beam, bar, or rail furnished with prickets for holding candles, each of which has a saucer or tray to catch the drippings; placed over or near the altar, and also at the ...
cantilever arch
Architecture; General architecture
An arch that is supported by flat projections on opposing walls.
