HyperDic: spandrel

English > 1 sense of the word spandrel:
NOUNartifactspandrel, spandrilan approximately triangular surface area between two adjacent arches and the horizontal plane above them
English > spandrel: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningAn approximately triangular surface area between two adjacent arches and the horizontal plane above them.
Synonymspandril
CategoryarchitectureThe discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings
BroadersurfaceThe outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
Spanishenjuta, spandril
Catalancarcanyol, spandril

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