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单词 entasis
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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’.

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