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ENTASIS
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Irregular inflected form: entases
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A slight convexity in the shaft of a column; compensates for the illusion of concavity that viewers experience when the sides are perfectly straight
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Hypernyms ("entasis" is a kind of...):
convex shape; convexity (a shape that curves or bulges outward)
Holonyms ("entasis" is a part of...):
column; pillar ((architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure)
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