intrados
English
Etymology
From French, from Latin intra (“within”) + French dos (“back”) (from Latin dostrum).
Noun
intrados (plural intradoses or intrados)
- (architecture) The inner curve of an arch or vault.
- 2020 May 20, Philip Haigh, “Ribblehead: at the heart of the S&C's survival and its revival: Ribblehead Viaduct repairs”, in Rail, page 27:
- * Application of stitching bars to intrados (inner arch) though cracked voussoirs, grout and apply crack injection to seal.
Coordinate terms
References
- “intrados”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Anagrams
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French intrados.
Noun
intrados n (plural intradosuri)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | intrados | intradosul | intradosuri | intradosurile | |
| genitive-dative | intrados | intradosului | intradosuri | intradosurilor | |
| vocative | intradosule | intradosurilor | |||