SPANDRIL

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An approximately triangular surface area between two adjacent arches and the horizontal plane above them

Synonyms:

spandrel; spandril

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("spandril" is a kind of...):

surface (the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary)

Domain category:

architecture (the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings)

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