INTRADOS

intrados

(noun) the interior curve of an arch

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

intrados (plural intradoses or intrados)

(architecture) The inner curve of an arch or vault.

Coordinate terms

• extrados

Anagrams

• Andriots, diatrons, tindoras, transoid

Source: Wiktionary


In*tra"dos, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. intra within + F. dos the back, L. dorsum. Cf. Extrados.] (Arch.)

Definition: The interior curve of an arch; esp., the inner or lower curved face of the whole body of voussoirs taken together. See Extrados.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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