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apophyge

[ uh-pof-i-jee ]

noun

, Architecture.
  1. a small, concave, outward curve joining the shaft of a column, especially a classical column, to its base.
  2. Also called hypophyge. a similar curve joining the shaft of a column to its capital.


apophyge

/ əˈpɒfɪdʒɪ /

noun

  1. architect the outward curve at each end of the shaft of a column, adjoining the base or capital Also calledhypophyge
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of apophyge1

1555–65; < Greek apophygḗ escape, equivalent to apophyg- (variant stem of apopheúgein to flee; apo- apo- + pheúgein to flee; akin to -fuge ) + noun suffix
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Word History and Origins

Origin of apophyge1

C16: from Greek apophugē, literally: escape, from apopheugein to escape from

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