单词 | spandrel |
释义 | spandrel/ˈspandrɪl /noun Architecture 1The almost triangular space between one side of the outer curve of an arch, a wall, and the ceiling or framework.Relief panels containing scenes from the Childhood of Christ filled the triangular spandrels between the gables dominating the screen's facade....
1.1The space between the shoulders of adjoining arches and the ceiling or moulding above. OriginLate Middle English: perhaps from Anglo-Norman French spaund(e)re, or from espaundre 'expand'. |
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