Definition of Entases

Definition of Entases

||En"ta*sis (?), n. [NL., from Gr. &?; a stretching; fr. &?;; &?; in + &?; to extend.] 1. (Arch.) A slight convex swelling of the shaft of a column.

2. (Med.) Same as Entasia.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

a slight curvature introduced into the shaft of a column to create the impression of concavity; a deliberate bowing

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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