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Fluting in architecture refers to the shallow groove
Groove

Groove may refer to:In archaeology:* Grooves In computing:* Groove Networks, a software company purchased by Microsoft* Microsoft Groove...
s running vertically along a surface.

It typically refers to the grooves running on a column
Column

File:National Capitol Columns - Washington, D.C..jpgA column in structural engineering is a vertical structural element that transmits, through physical compression, the weight of the structure above to other structural elements below....
 shaft or a pilaster
Pilaster

A pilaster is a slightly-projecting column built into or applied to the face of a wall. Most commonly flattened or rectangular in form, pilasters can also take a half-round form or the shape of any type of column, including tortile....
, but need not necessarily be restricted to those two applications. If the hollowing out of material meets in a point, the point is called an Arris.






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Fluting in architecture refers to the shallow groove
Groove

Groove may refer to:In archaeology:* Grooves In computing:* Groove Networks, a software company purchased by Microsoft* Microsoft Groove...
s running vertically along a surface.

It typically refers to the grooves running on a column
Column

File:National Capitol Columns - Washington, D.C..jpgA column in structural engineering is a vertical structural element that transmits, through physical compression, the weight of the structure above to other structural elements below....
 shaft or a pilaster
Pilaster

A pilaster is a slightly-projecting column built into or applied to the face of a wall. Most commonly flattened or rectangular in form, pilasters can also take a half-round form or the shape of any type of column, including tortile....
, but need not necessarily be restricted to those two applications. If the hollowing out of material meets in a point, the point is called an Arris.

If the lower half of the hollowed-out grooves appear to have been re-filled with a cylindrical element, it may be referred to as "Cabled Fluting."

See also

  • Fluting (geology)
    Fluting (geology)

    Fluting is a process of differential weathering and erosion by which an exposed well-jointed coarse-grained rock such as granite or gneiss, develops a corrugated surface of flutes; especially the formation of small-scale ridges and depressions by wave action....


External links

  • - "fluting" from the Medieval Art and Architecture glossary