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intrados

[ in-truh-dos, -dohs, in-trey-dos, -dohs ]

noun

, Architecture.
, plural in·tra·dos [in, -tr, uh, -dohz, in-, trey, -dohz], in·tra·dos·es.
  1. the interior curve or surface of an arch or vault. Compare extrados ( def ).


intrados

/ ɪnˈtreɪdɒs /

noun

  1. architect the inner curve or surface of an arch or vault Compare extrados
“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 intrados1

1765–75; < French, equivalent to intra- intra- + dos back; dosser 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of intrados1

C18: from French, from intra- + dos back, from Latin dorsum
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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.

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

In S. Sophia the vault springs from the intrados of the transverse arches, that is, from the lower edge.

Intrados: The under or concave face of the solid structure of an arch.

It was determined to attempt to stop these leaks by the application of a water-proof cement coating on the intrados of the arch.

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