Corbel vs. Ledge — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Corbel and Ledge
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Corbel
In architecture, a corbel is a structural piece of stone, wood or metal jutting from a wall to carry a superincumbent weight, a type of bracket. A corbel is a solid piece of material in the wall, whereas a console is a piece applied to the structure.
Ledge
A horizontal projection forming a narrow shelf on a wall.
Corbel
A piece of stone, wood, brick, or other building material, projecting from the face of a wall and generally used to support a cornice or arch.
Ledge
A cut or projection forming a shelf on a cliff or rock wall.
Corbel
To provide with or support by a corbel or corbels.
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Ledge
An underwater ridge or rock shelf.
Corbel
(architectural element) A structural member jutting out of a wall to carry a superincumbent weight.
Ledge
A level of rock-bearing ore; a vein.
Corbel
(transitive) To furnish with a corbel or corbels; to support by a corbel; to make in the form of a corbel.
Ledge
A shelf on which articles may be laid; also, that which resembles such a shelf in form or use, as a projecting ridge or part, or a molding or edge in joinery.
Corbel
A bracket supporting a superincumbent object, or receiving the spring of an arch. Corbels were employed largely in Gothic architecture.
Ledge
(geology) A shelf, ridge, or reef, of rocks.
Corbel
To furnish with a corbel or corbels; to support by a corbel; to make in the form of a corbel.
Ledge
A layer or stratum.
Corbel
(architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent)
Ledge
A lode; a limited mass of rock bearing valuable mineral.
Corbel
Furnish with a corbel
Ledge
(architecture) A (door or window) lintel.
Ledge
(architecture) A cornice.
Ledge
(shipbuilding) A piece of timber to support the deck, placed athwartship between beams.
Ledge
A provincial or territorial legislature building.
Ledge
A provincial or territorial legislative assembly.
Ledge
(uncommon) To cause to have, or to develop, a ledge (during mining, canal construction, building, etc).
Ledge
A shelf on which articles may be laid; also, that which resembles such a shelf in form or use, as a projecting ridge or part, or a molding or edge in joinery.
Ledge
A shelf, ridge, or reef, of rocks.
Ledge
A layer or stratum.
The lowest ledge or row should be of stone.
Ledge
A lode; a limited mass of rock bearing valuable mineral.
Ledge
A piece of timber to support the deck, placed athwartship between beams.
Ledge
A projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
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