Definition of entasis in English:

entasis

nounPlural entases ˈɛntəsɪsˈɛn(t)əsəs

Architecture

A slight convex curve in the shaft of a column, introduced to correct the visual illusion of concavity produced by a straight shaft.
〔建筑〕圆柱收分线；柱中微凸线
Example sentencesExamples
- The pillars of the exterior exhibit batter (lean slightly inward) and entasis (slight convex curvature near the middle).
- Not only does this polysemy make it an enigmatic signifier, but the computer-perfected entasis makes it a good example of propositional beauty - the central planned skyscraper with elegant double curves shooting to the sky.
- The entasis of this skyscraper, like that of a Doric column, leads to a new kind of propositional beauty, one worked out digitally.
- This taper - the term for it is entasis - infuses the column with vitality.
- I have to use this entasis, because if you let the edges go straight, the frontal plane of the painting will shoot out at the corners.

Origin

Mid 17th century: modern Latin, from Greek, from enteinein 'to stretch or strain'.

Definition of entasis in US English:

entasis

nounˈen(t)əsəsˈɛn(t)əsəs

Architecture

A slight convex curve in the shaft of a column, introduced to correct the visual illusion of concavity produced by a straight shaft.
〔建筑〕圆柱收分线；柱中微凸线
Example sentencesExamples
- The entasis of this skyscraper, like that of a Doric column, leads to a new kind of propositional beauty, one worked out digitally.
- I have to use this entasis, because if you let the edges go straight, the frontal plane of the painting will shoot out at the corners.
- This taper - the term for it is entasis - infuses the column with vitality.
- The pillars of the exterior exhibit batter (lean slightly inward) and entasis (slight convex curvature near the middle).
- Not only does this polysemy make it an enigmatic signifier, but the computer-perfected entasis makes it a good example of propositional beauty - the central planned skyscraper with elegant double curves shooting to the sky.

Origin

Mid 17th century: modern Latin, from Greek, from enteinein ‘to stretch or strain’.

单词	entasis
释义	Definition of entasis in English: entasis nounPlural entases ˈɛntəsɪsˈɛn(t)əsəs Architecture A slight convex curve in the shaft of a column, introduced to correct the visual illusion of concavity produced by a straight shaft. 〔建筑〕圆柱收分线；柱中微凸线 Example sentencesExamples The pillars of the exterior exhibit batter (lean slightly inward) and entasis (slight convex curvature near the middle). Not only does this polysemy make it an enigmatic signifier, but the computer-perfected entasis makes it a good example of propositional beauty - the central planned skyscraper with elegant double curves shooting to the sky. The entasis of this skyscraper, like that of a Doric column, leads to a new kind of propositional beauty, one worked out digitally. This taper - the term for it is entasis - infuses the column with vitality. I have to use this entasis, because if you let the edges go straight, the frontal plane of the painting will shoot out at the corners. Origin Mid 17th century: modern Latin, from Greek, from enteinein 'to stretch or strain'. Definition of entasis in US English: entasis nounˈen(t)əsəsˈɛn(t)əsəs Architecture A slight convex curve in the shaft of a column, introduced to correct the visual illusion of concavity produced by a straight shaft. 〔建筑〕圆柱收分线；柱中微凸线 Example sentencesExamples The entasis of this skyscraper, like that of a Doric column, leads to a new kind of propositional beauty, one worked out digitally. I have to use this entasis, because if you let the edges go straight, the frontal plane of the painting will shoot out at the corners. This taper - the term for it is entasis - infuses the column with vitality. The pillars of the exterior exhibit batter (lean slightly inward) and entasis (slight convex curvature near the middle). Not only does this polysemy make it an enigmatic signifier, but the computer-perfected entasis makes it a good example of propositional beauty - the central planned skyscraper with elegant double curves shooting to the sky. Origin Mid 17th century: modern Latin, from Greek, from enteinein ‘to stretch or strain’.
随便看	a chapter of accidents achar achar a charge acharnement a charter for a charter for acharya achate Achates achatter achcha ache Achebe, Chinua ached acheer ache for acheless achene achenes achenial achenium acher Achernar Acheron