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Meaning of "extrados" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EXTRADOS

From French, from extra- + dos back, from Latin dorsum.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF EXTRADOS

ɛkˈstreɪdɒs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EXTRADOS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Extrados is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EXTRADOS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Voussoir

A voussoir is a wedge-shaped element, typically a stone, used in building an arch or vault. Although each unit in an arch or vault is a voussoir, two units are of distinct functional importance: the keystone and the springer. The keystone is the center stone or masonry unit at the apex of an arch. It is often decorated or enlarged. An enlarged and slightly dropped keystone is often found in Mannerist arches of the 16th century, such as the portal of the "church house" at Colditz Castle. The springer is the lowermost voussoir, located where the curve of the arch springs from the vertical support or abutment of the wall or pier. The word is a mason's term borrowed in Middle English from French verbs connoting a "turn". Each wedge-shaped voussoir turns aside the thrust of the mass above, transferring it from stone to stone to the springer's bottom face, which is horizontal and passes the thrust on to the supports. Voussoir arches distribute weight efficiently and take maximum advantage of the compressive strength of stone, as in an arch bridge. In Eastern Romanesque and Arab architecture the voussoirs are often in alternating colors, usually red and white.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EXTRADOS

Calvados · DOS · doss · eidos · endoss · epanodos · exodos · intrados · kudos · MS-DOS · parados · parodos · reredos · Tenedos

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EXTRADOS

extractive · extractively · extractor · extractor fan · extractor hood · extracurricular · extraditable · extradite · extradition · extradition warrant · extradotal · extradural · extraembryonic · extrafloral · extraforaneous · extragalactic · extragalactic nebula · extrahepatic · extrait · extrajudicial

WORDS THAT END LIKE EXTRADOS

Abydos · Barbados · Campos · Carlos · chaos · Comoros · cos · Davos · Eos · Granados · Gros · Jos · Laos · logos · Marcos · os · pros · Rhodos · Santos · tournedos

Synonyms and antonyms of extrados in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «extrados» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EXTRADOS

Find out the translation of extrados to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of extrados from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «extrados» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

拱背
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

trasdós
570 millions of speakers
en

English

extrados
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

extrados
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

extrados
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

выпуклая
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

extrados
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

extrados
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

extrados
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Extrados
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Bogenrücken
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

外輪
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

extrados
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Extrados
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

extrados
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

வளைவின் மேற்பகுதி
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

Extrados
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

ekstrados
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

estradosso
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

grzbietu łuku
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

опукла
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

extradosul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εξωραχίου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

buitewelwing
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

extrados
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

extrados
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of extrados

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EXTRADOS»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of extrados
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «extrados».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about extrados

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EXTRADOS»

Discover the use of extrados in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to extrados and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Journal - Society of Engineers
Intrados ] J elliptical, extrados plane, two layers ^ { flat brick bucked with concrete. J [Two filters, total net area half acre. In-1 1 trados elliptical, extrados plane, onel j layer of brick on edge backed with con- 1 1 crete. J f Reservoir, 80 ft. internal ...
Society of Engineers (London, England), 1908
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Transactions
New Milford, N.J. j. Washington, D.C. Herlng and fuller Col. A. M. Miller Description of Works. Depth of Earth Cover. Filters, net area half acre. Intradosj elliptical, extrados plane, two layers - flat brick twcked with concrete. I Two filters, total net ...
3
Journal
In- J trados elliptical, extrados plane, one I layer of brick on edge backed with con - f crete. ) Reservoir. 80 ft. internal diameter. In-) trados elliptical, extrados plane. j Reservoir, 154,739 sq. ft. net area. Con-] crete reinforced with steel. lntrados ...
Society of Engineers (London, England), 1908
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A treatise of mechanics. 2 vols. [and] Plates
But for a moderate distance on each side the vertex the extrados will assume a shape that may answer tolerably well for a ... the extrados is osthe same kind as for the circle: but when the longer axe is horizontal the ellipsis may take a straight  ...
Olinthus Gilbert Gregory, 1806
5
The Edinburgh encyclopædia conducted by David Brewster, with ...
We may also observe, that since the extrados or - upper outline descends first on each side of the crown, and then ascends with an infinite arc, there is, for any thickness of the crown, a point on each side, where the upper edge of the extrados ...
David Brewster, 1832
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The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia
We may also observe, that since the extrados or upper; outline descends first on each side of the crown, and then ascends with an infinite are, there is, for any thickness of the crown, a point on each side, where the upper edge of the extrados ...
Sir David Brewster, 1832
7
Carpentry and Building
Fig. 68. — Showing Curve Drawn on a Plane. radiate from the axis. Next we have to find the point 8 where the normal pierces the extrados of the vault, which is also a surface of revolution, but the axis of which is lower down in Oi. To do this we ...
8
A Rudimentary Treatise on Masonry and Stonecutting in which ...
the extrados may be formed by developingthe extrados, the manner of doing which may require some little we planation. . . Since the joints are made to radiate in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the cylinder, it follows that the axial ...
Edward Dobson, 1859
9
A manual of applied mechanics
curved as the case may be, which traverses the lower ends of all these ordinates, is called the extrados of the given load. The curve formed by the cord itself is called the intrados. The load suspended between any two points of the cord is ...
William John Macquorn Rankine, William J. Millar, 1904
10
Building Age
As the stones which form the groin have to take in a piece of each vault, it is desirable that the joint lines of the extrados should be on the same level in each vault. This determines the points U”, P", &c., which form the outline of the extrados of ...

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EXTRADOS»

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1
Boring, boring, boring
... brush seals; these retain the grout which is injected through sockets in the segments to fill the void between the extrados and the bored face. «Rail Engineer, May 15»
2
Extrados Solutions exploits young Chinese 457 visa worker
Brisbane IT consultancy, Extrados Solutions, has been fined $21,420 and ordered to back-pay a young Chinese worker more than $10,000. «ARNnet, Apr 14»
3
Norway's wooden bridges span increasingly large lakes
The term extradosed comes from extrados, the architectural term for exterior curve of an arch – from the French extradossé. Extradosed ... «The Foreigner, Nov 13»
4
Bypass boost could be the saviour for south Kilkenny
The most notable feature of the scheme is a new bridge over the River Barrow – a 900m 'extrados' girder and cable-stay design. The new road ... «Kilkenny People, Mar 13»
5
Go-ahead for €215m bypass of New Ross
The main structural feature of the scheme is the new bridge over the Barrow which will be an “extrados” bridge of approximately 900m, with the ... «Irish Times, Mar 13»
6
Stylepoints: Don't drop the ball on New Year's Eve
According to Shannon Hammer, a stylist at Extrados, the key to lasting curls is to start with a great blowout. Then part your hair horizontally from ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Dec 11»
7
An upstream alternative for I-5 bridge
He even commissioned a couple of renderings that depict an arch design and an “extrados” cable-stayed design, which The Columbian is ... «The Columbian, Dec 10»
8
Time for a 'bum facial'
Aleksa Montpetit, of the midwestern state of Minnesota, said she began getting facials for her buttocks at Extrados Spa in Minneapolis about 18 ... «Brisbane Times, May 07»
REFERENCE
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