单词 | apophyge |
释义 | apophyge[ uh-pof-i-jee ] / əˈpɒf ɪˌdʒi / noun Architecture.a small, concave, outward curve joining the shaft of a column, especially a classical column, to its base. Also called hypophyge. a similar curve joining the shaft of a column to its capital. Also apophysis. Origin of apophyge1555–65; <Greek apophygḗ escape, equivalent to apophyg- (variant stem of apopheúgein to flee; apo-apo- + pheúgein to flee; akin to -fuge) + -ē noun suffix Words nearby apophygeapopemptic, apophasis, Apophis, apophony, apophthegm, apophyge, apophyllite, apophysis, apophysitis, apoplast, apoplectic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for apophyge
British Dictionary definitions for apophygeapophyge / (əˈpɒfɪdʒɪ) / nounarchitect the outward curve at each end of the shaft of a column, adjoining the base or capitalAlso called: hypophyge Word Origin for apophygeC16: from Greek apophugē, literally: escape, from apopheugein to escape from 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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