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entases Definition


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entasis
noun
    entases
    1. archit.
      The slightly bulging outline of a column or similar structure, intended to counteract the illusion of concavity that an absolutely straight column would create.
Etymology: 18c: Greek, from en in + tasis a stretch.



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