extrados
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of extrados
1765–75; < French, equivalent to extra- extra- + dos back (< Latin dorsum dorsum
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The stability of such structures depends on the position of the line of pressure relatively to the intrados and extrados of the arch ring.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various
In one division the bedding of the bricks is strictly horizontal; in the next it is slightly concave, and forms a very flat reversed arch, of which the extrados rests upon the ground.
From Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt by Maspero, G. (Gaston)
The under or concave side of the voussoirs is called the intrados, and the upper or convex side the extrados of the arch.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various
"Are you still wondering what the extrados of a voussoir is?"
From The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley by Tracy, Louis
In their monumental structures in stone, the arch was sometimes built with regular voussoirs, i.e. with a semicircular extrados, and sometimes with the joint carried far beyond.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various
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