NOUN | artifact | spandril, spandrel | an approximately triangular surface area between two adjacent arches and the horizontal plane above them |
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Meaning | An approximately triangular surface area between two adjacent arches and the horizontal plane above them. | |
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Synonym | spandrel | |
Category | architecture | The discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings |
Broader | surface | The outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary |
Spanish | enjuta, spandril | |
Catalan | carcanyol, spandril |
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