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n. - A slight convexity in the shaft of a column.

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Usage examples (14)
  • "I was reading a guide book which explained that the bulging of the columns 'base - known as entasis - is to counteract the well-known visual illusion that if you don't...
  • The entasis as given by Fra Giocondo in the edition of 1511. 2.
  • The entasis from the temple of Mars Ultor in Rome compared with
  • The entasis of columns and curvature of what would ordinarily be straight lines is familiar to all students of architecture.
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