vault (subs.) Copy link Outline I. An arched roof1. fornix, ĭcis (a stone vault)2. fornĭcātio3. cămĕra (also cămăra)4. cămĕrātio5. concămĕrātioII. A vaulted apartment1. fornix, ĭcis (a v.'d opening, an arch, archway)2. cămĕra (a v.'d chamber)3. hy̆pŏgēum (a v. or cellar under ground)4. sometimes perh. cella (a store-room, closet)III. A leap • vault (subs.): I. An arched roof: 1. fornix, ĭcis (a stone vault): Sen. Ep. 90, 32, med.: Cic. Top. 4, 22. 2. fornĭcātio: Sen.: Vitr. 3. cămĕra (also cămăra): (strictly, an arched roof of wood or plaster): Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 1, fin.: Vitr. 7, 3: the interior of a v., c. coelum, ib. 4. cămĕrātio: Spart. 5. concămĕrātio: Plin.: Vitr. II. A vaulted apartment: 1. fornix, ĭcis (a v.'d opening, an arch, archway): Liv. 33, 27. 2. cămĕra (a v.'d chamber): Sall. C. 55. 3. hy̆pŏgēum (a v. or cellar under ground): Vitr.: used for burial, Petr. 4. sometimes perh. cella (a store-room, closet): used for storing wine, oil, etc.: Varr.: Col. Phr.: an underground v., locus sub terra saxo conseptus: Liv. 22, 57, med. In the form of a v., fornĭcātim (adv.): Plin. III. A leap: saltus: v. leap.