arris
Americannoun
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a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
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the line, ridge, or hip formed by the meeting of two surfaces at an exterior angle.
noun
Etymology
Origin of arris
1670–80; < Middle French areste; see arête
Example Sentences
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A chamfer is a surface produced by cutting away an arris.
From Handwork in Wood by Noyes, William
It differs from a bevel in that a bevel inclines all the way to the next arris, while a chamfer makes a new arris, Fig.
From Handwork in Wood by Noyes, William
In the Parthenon the radius of the central part of the flute is greater than the width, but the smaller arcs on either side accentuate better the arris.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various
On one angle of each pillar, an attached column supports the spring of one arris of the vault.
From Romanesque Art in Southern Manche: Album by Lebert, Marie
A continuous slight projection ending in an arris or narrow fillet; that part of a drip from which the water is thrown off.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
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