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noun
A slight convex curvature introduced into the shaft of a column for aesthetic reasons, or to compensate for the illusion of concavity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: architecture
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
a slight convexity in the shaft of a column; compensates for the illusion of concavity that viewers experience when the sides are perfectly straight
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: convex shape, convexity
History
From Latin entasis, from Ancient Greek ἔντασις (éntasis, “tension, straining”), from ἐντείνω (enteínō, “to stretch or strain tight”).
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