Roofs & Gables I

Question 1

Answer 1

coping

top course of masonry to carry off water (wall, gable, balustrade)

Question 2

(roof type)

Answer 2

butterfly roof

two surfaces sloping down from opposing edges to valley near the middle

Question 3

(roof type)

Answer 3

gambrel roof

gabled roof with double slope (lower slope usually steeper than upper)

Question 4

Answer 4

canopy

cover (sunlight, precipitation); projection from building or stand alone

Question 5

(gable type)

Answer 5

gablet (small gable)

here: part of a Dutch gable roof, gablet roof, or gable-on-hip roof

Question 6

(roof type)

Answer 6

flat roof

roof with horizontal pitch (often with slight incline for drainage)

Question 7

(roof type)

Answer 7

hipped roof or hip roof

roof with sloping faces on all four sides (here: with ridge)

Question 8

Answer 8

pediment

a gable, most commonly shallow-pitched and triangular (temple fronts)

Question 9

(roof type)

Answer 9

cross-gabled roof

has two or more gabled roof sections, meeting at perpendicular angles

Question 10

(roof type)

Answer 10

saw-tooth roof

sloping faces alternating with vertical ones which often feature windows

Question 11

(roof type)

Answer 11

saw-tooth roof

sloping faces alternating with vertical ones which often feature windows

Question 12

(roof type)

Answer 12

pyramidal / equilateral hipped roof
also: pavilion hip roof

on square plan, four triangular sides that form pyramid

Question 13

(roof type)

Answer 13

saltbox roof

gable roof with one side longer than the other

Question 14

(roof type)

Answer 14

hipped roof with ridge

on rectangular plan, two triangular sides two trapezoidal sides

Question 15

(roof type)

Answer 15

lean-to roof

roof with only one slope, built against a vertical wall

Question 16

(roof type)

Answer 16

cross-hipped roof

two or more hipped roof sections meeting at perpendicular angle

Question 17

Answer 17

A-frame

gabled roof extending toward the ground

Question 18

(gable type)

Answer 18

Dutch gable

gable with curvilinear sides, often topped by a pediment

Question 19

(roof type)

Answer 19

gambrel roof

gabled roof with double slope (lower slope usually steeper than upper)

Question 20

Answer 20

coping

top course of masonry to carry off water (wall, gable, balustrade …)

Question 21

Answer 21

pediment

a gable, most commonly shallow-pitched and triangular (temple fronts)

Question 22

(roof type)

Answer 22

half-hipped roof or jerkinhead roof

roof where two opposing sides are partly hipped and partly gabled

Question 23

(roof type)

Answer 23

hipped roof with ridge

on rectangular plan, two triangular sides two trapezoidal sides

Question 24

(roof type)

Answer 24

skillion roof

lean-to roof over a room built against the back of another building

Question 25

Answer 25

shed roof | single-pitched roof

Question 26

Answer 26

pediment | a gable, most commonly shallow-pitched and triangular (temple fronts)

Question 27

Answer 27

acroteria angularia | acroteria at the outer angles of the pediment

Question 28

Answer 28

gambrel roof | gabled roof with double slope (lower slope usually steeper than upper)

Question 29

Answer 29

mansard roof | double sloped hip roof, lower slope is usually steeper than the upper

Question 30

Answer 30

gable roof | single ridged roof with two sloping sides and gables at two ends

Question 31

Answer 31

mansard roof | double sloped hip roof, lower slope is usually steeper than the upper

Question 32

Answer 32

Dutch gable roof, gablet roof, or gable-on-hip roof | combination of a hip roof with a small gable or gablet

Question 33

Answer 33

shed roof | single-pitched roof

Question 34

Answer 34

tympanum | triangular (or segmental) space created by a pediment

Question 35

Answer 35

shaped gable | gable where each side is formed from two or more curves

Question 36

Answer 36

cross-hipped roof | two or more hipped roof sections meeting at perpendicular angle

Question 37

Answer 37

pediment | a gable, most commonly shallow-pitched and triangular (temple fronts)

Question 38

Answer 38

A-frame | gabled roof extending toward the ground

Question 39

Answer 39

gable roof | single ridged roof with two sloping sides and gables at two ends

Question 40

Answer 40

gablet | small gable (here: on top of a buttress)

Question 41

Answer 41

hipped gable or jerkinhead | gable that is partly hipped

Question 42

Answer 42

mansard roof | double sloped hip roof, lower slope is usually steeper than the upper

Question 43

Answer 43

Dutch gable roof, gablet roof, or gable-on-hip roof | combination of a hip roof with a small gable or gablet

Question 44

Answer 44

Dutch gable | gable with curvilinear sides, often topped by a pediment

Question 45

Answer 45

flat roof | roof with horizontal pitch (often with slight incline for drainage)

Question 46

Answer 46

crow-stepped gable  | gable projecting above the pitched roof line in a stepped manner

Question 47

Answer 47

tympanum | triangular (or segmental) space created by a pediment

Question 48

Answer 48

cross-gabled roof | has two or more gabled roof sections, meeting at perpendicular angles

Question 49

Answer 49

cambered roof | type of barrel roof (roof w/ continuous curve) with a more gentle curve

Question 50

Answer 50

saw-tooth roof | sloping faces alternating with vertical ones which often feature windows

Question 51

Answer 51

lean-to roof | roof with only one slope, built against a vertical wall

Question 52

Answer 52

half-hipped roof or jerkinhead roof | roof where two opposing sides are partly hipped and partly gabled

Question 53

Answer 53

pediment | a gable, most commonly shallow-pitched and triangular (temple fronts)

Question 54

Answer 54

saw-tooth roof | sloping faces alternating with vertical ones which often feature windows

Question 55

Answer 55

barrel roof | roof with continuous curve, semicircular (or nearly s.) in section

Question 56

Answer 56

pediment | a gable, most commonly shallow-pitched and triangular (temple fronts)

Question 57

Answer 57

half-hipped roof or jerkinhead roof | roof where two opposing sides are partly hipped and partly gabled

Question 58

Answer 58

front-gabled or gable-fronted building (gabled roof) | the building's gable faces the street

Question 59

Answer 59

acroterion (pl: acroteria) | sculpture(s) & plinth(s) at the apex and outer angles of a pediment

Question 60

Answer 60

butterfly roof | two surfaces sloping down from opposing edges to valley near the middle

Question 61

Answer 61

side-gabled building (gable roof) | the building's ridge is parallel to the street

Question 62

Answer 62

flat roof | roof with horizontal pitch (often with slight incline for drainage)

Question 63

Answer 63

pediment | a gable, most commonly shallow-pitched and triangular (temple fronts)

Question 64

Answer 64

shed roof | single-pitched roof

Question 65

Answer 65

lean-to roof | roof with only one slope, built against a vertical wall

Question 66

Answer 66

crow-stepped gable  | gable projecting above the pitched roof line in a stepped manner

Question 67

Answer 67

Dutch gable | gable with curvilinear sides, often topped by a pediment

Question 68

Answer 68

barrel roof | roof with continuous curve, semicircular (or nearly s.) in section

Question 69

Answer 69

Dutch gable roof, gablet roof, or gable-on-hip roof | combination of a hip roof with a small gable or gablet

Question 70

Answer 70

pediment | a gable, most commonly shallow-pitched and triangular (temple fronts)

Question 71

Answer 71

saltbox roof | gable roof with one side longer than the other

Question 72

Answer 72

pediment | a gable, most commonly shallow-pitched and triangular (temple fronts)

Question 73

Answer 73

canopy | cover (sunlight, precipitation); projection from building or stand alone

Question 74

Answer 74

hipped gable or jerkinhead | gable that is partly hipped

Question 75

Answer 75

cambered roof | type of barrel roof (roof w/ continuous curve) with a more gentle curve

Question 76

Answer 76

tympanum | triangular (or segmental) space created by a pediment

Question 77

Answer 77

pyramidal / equilateral hipped roof also: pavilion hip roof | on square plan, four triangular sides that form pyramid

Question 78

Answer 78

mansard roof | double sloped hip roof, lower slope is usually steeper than the upper

Question 79

Answer 79

canopy | cover (sunlight, precipitation); projection from building or stand alone

Question 80

Answer 80

saltbox roof | gable roof with one side longer than the other

Question 81

Answer 81

Dutch gable | gable with curvilinear sides, often topped by a pediment