spandrel

Noun

Meaning

The irregular triangular space between the curve of an arch and the inclosing right angle; or the space between the outer moldings of two contiguous arches and a horizontal line above them, or another arch above and inclosing them.

A narrow mat or passe partout for a picture.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

spandril lite light diet alleviated eardrum reduced lightweight streamlined tympanic tympanum lightened low-fat

Antonyms

fat dreadful ghastly

Hypernyms

surface

Anagrams

Presland

Examples

This bridge is also historically significant as it is the world's oldest open- spandrel stone segmental arch bridge. Source: Internet

In architecture, a spandrel is a curved area of masonry which exists between arches supporting a dome. Source: Internet

This process is able to adapt complex structures from simpler beginnings, or convert complex structures from one function to another (see spandrel ). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

spandex spandexed spandite spandrel beam spandrelled spandril