intrados
Americannoun
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intrados,
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intradoses
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noun
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Etymology
Origin of intrados
1765–75; < French, equivalent to intra- intra- + dos back; see dosser 1
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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
It was determined to attempt to stop these leaks by the application of a water-proof cement coating on the intrados of the arch.
From Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 The New York Tunnel Extension of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The Cross-Town Tunnels. Paper No. 1158 by James H. Brace
Norman arches resemble the doorways in having sub-arches recessed within an outer arch, the intrados often being decorated with mouldings such as the zigzag or the lozenge.
From English Villages by P. H. (Peter Hampson) Ditchfield
The four sides of the mold formed the extrados, the intrados, and the two ends of the block; the other two sides being left open.
From Concrete Construction Methods and Costs by Halbert Powers Gillette
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
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