extrados

[ ek-struh-dos, -dohs, ek-strey-dos, -dohs ]

noun

, Architecture.

, plural ex·tra·dos [ek, -str, uh, -dohz, ek-, strey, -dohz], ex·tra·dos·es.

1. the exterior curve or surface of an arch or vault. Compare intrados ( def ).

extrados

/ ɛkˈstreɪdɒs /

noun

1. architect the outer curve or surface of an arch or vault Compare intrados

Word History and Origins

Origin of extrados¹

1765–75; < French, equivalent to extra- extra- + dos back (< Latin dorsum dorsum

Word History and Origins

Origin of extrados¹

C18: from French, from extra- + dos back, from Latin dorsum

Example Sentences

The under or concave side of the voussoirs is called the intrados, and the upper or convex side the extrados of the arch.

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This arch was roughhewn on the flat surfaces and on about half of the outer curved surface, or extrados.

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The inner surface, or intrados, and the remainder of the extrados are smoothly dressed (fig. 38).

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The pavement of the terrace, which consists of a double bed of large bricks, rests upon the extrados of the upper channel.

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The form of the mound may be described as reproducing the extrados of a depressed arch.

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