apophyge
[ uh-pof-i-jee ]
/ əˈpɒf ɪˌdʒi /
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noun Architecture.
a small, concave, outward curve joining the shaft of a column, especially a classical column, to its base.
Also called hypophyge. a similar curve joining the shaft of a column to its capital.
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Also apophysis.
Words nearby apophyge
apopemptic, apophasis, Apophis, apophony, apophthegm, apophyge, apophyllite, apophysis, apophysitis, apoplast, apoplectic
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The apophyge is the inverted cavetto or concave sweep, on the upper edge of which the diminishing shaft rests.
British Dictionary definitions for apophyge
apophyge
/ (əˈpɒfɪdʒɪ) /
noun
architect the outward curve at each end of the shaft of a column, adjoining the base or capitalAlso called: hypophyge
Word Origin for apophyge
C16: from Greek apophugē, literally: escape, from apopheugein to escape from
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