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Word: Entasis
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 17th century: modern Latin, from Greek, from enteinein ‘to stretch or strain’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɛntəsɪs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a slight convex curve in the shaft of a column, introduced to correct the visual illusion of concavity produced by a straight shaft.
Short Definition:slight convex curve in shaft of column, introduced to correct visual illusion of concavity produced by straight shaft
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