n.
Pronunciation: ' en-t ə -sis
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ta · ses \ -t ə - ˌ s ē z \
Etymology: Greek, literally, distension, stretching, from enteinen to stretch tight, from en- 2 en- + teinein to stretch ― more at THIN
Date: 1664
: a slight convexity especially in the shaft of a column