extrados
the exterior curve or surface of an arch or vault.: Compare intrados.
Origin of extrados
1- Also called back.
Words Nearby extrados
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How to use extrados in a sentence
The under or concave side of the voussoirs is called the intrados, and the upper or convex side the extrados of the arch.
This arch was roughhewn on the flat surfaces and on about half of the outer curved surface, or extrados.
The Cultural History of Marlborough, Virginia | C. Malcolm WatkinsThe inner surface, or intrados, and the remainder of the extrados are smoothly dressed (fig. 38).
The Cultural History of Marlborough, Virginia | C. Malcolm WatkinsThe pavement of the terrace, which consists of a double bed of large bricks, rests upon the extrados of the upper channel.
A History of Art in Chalda & Assyria, v. 1 | Georges PerrotThe form of the mound may be described as reproducing the extrados of a depressed arch.
A History of Art in Chalda & Assyria, v. 1 | Georges Perrot
British Dictionary definitions for extrados
/ (ɛkˈstreɪdɒs) /
architect the outer curve or surface of an arch or vault: Compare intrados
Origin of extrados
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