| 释义 |
en·ta·sis
\ˈentəsə̇s\ noun
(plural enta·ses \-əˌsēz\)
Etymology: Greek, literally, distention, stretching, from enteinein to stretch tight (from en- en- (II) + teinein to stretch) + -sis — more at thin
: a slight convexity (as in the shaft of a column); especially : one that begins at the base of a shaft and continues to the top and that is greatest a little below the middle point
< the entasis of the columns at the corner of the peristyle — Vincent Sheean > |