ENTASIS


Meaning of ENTASIS in English

/en"teuh sis/ , n. Archit.

a slight convexity given to a column or tower, as to correct an optical illusion.

[ 1745-55; enta- (var. s. of enteínein to stretch tight, equiv. to en- EN- 2 + teínein to stretch) + -sis -SIS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .