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noun
The space (often more or less triangular) between the outer curve of an arch (the extrados) and a straight-sided figure that bounds it; the space between two contiguous arches and a straight feature above them.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: architecture
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noun
Horizontal member between the windows of successive storeys of a tall building.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: architecture
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noun
The triangular space under a stair; the material that fills the space.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: architecture
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noun
An oriental rug having a pattern of arches; the design in the corners of such a rug, especially in a prayer rug.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A phenotypic characteristic that evolved as a side effect of an adaptation in response to evolutionary pressure.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: evolutionary theory
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noun
soffit (usually used to describe metal or corrugated plastic types of roof soffit)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Philippines
Topics: architecture, business, construction, manufacturing
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noun
an approximately triangular surface area between two adjacent arches and the horizontal plane above them
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: spandril
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Broader terms: surface
History
From a diminutive in -el of Anglo-Norman spaundre, of uncertain origin, perhaps from Old French espandre (“to expand, extend, spread”). More at spawn, expand. In the field of biology first used by Stephen Jay Gould and Richard Lewontin.
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