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entasis

/ˈɛn.tə.sɪs/

الترجمة: تحدب طفيف يُدخل عن قصد في بدن العمود لإصلاح الوهم البصري الذي يجعل جوانبه المستقيمة تبدو مقعرة.

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noun

C2formalcommonart/ˈɛn.tə.sɪs/

A slight convexity intentionally introduced into the shaft of a column, designed to counteract the optical illusion of concavity that occurs when the sides are perfectly straight.

  • 🌐تحدب طفيف يُدخل عن قصد في بدن العمود لإصلاح الوهم البصري الذي يجعل جوانبه المستقيمة تبدو مقعرة.
  1. Architectural convexity C2 formal art

    A slight, intentional convex curve in the shaft of a column, designed to correct the optical illusion of concavity that occurs when the sides are perfectly straight.

    • The ancient Greek architects used entasis to make their columns appear straight from a distance.
    • The Parthenon's columns exhibit a subtle entasis.
    • Without entasis, the columns would look like they were bending inward.

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  • entases plural form
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  • entasis's possessive singular form