Entasis is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for ENTASIS in dictionary:

NOUN:
• a swelling on vertical columns to counteract an optical illusion of concavity
• a slight convex curve in the shaft of a column, introduced to correct the visual illusion of concavity produced by a straight shaft.
• slightly convex curve given to the shaft of a structure
• A slight convex swelling of the shaft of a column.
• Same as Entasia.
• a slight convexity in the shaft of a column; compensates for the illusion of concavity that viewers experience when the sides are perfectly straight
OTHER DEFINITIONS:
• a slight convexity in a column

Words related to ENTASIS

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How to use ENTASIS in a sentence

• Above them rise the columns, tapering gently as they ascend, but without any swell or entasis.
• And they are an illustration of what was a marked characteristic of all classic architecture, which shows a slight curvature or entasis in its long lines.
• The entasis of columns and curvature of what would ordinarily be straight lines is familiar to all students of architecture.

Similar words containing TASI without suffix s and without prefix en

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