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PRONUNCIATION OF SPANDRIL

spandril  [ˈspændrəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPANDRIL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Spandril 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 SPANDRIL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Spandrel

A spandrel, less often spandril or splaundrel, is the space between two arches or between an arch and a rectangular enclosure. There are four or five accepted and cognate meanings of spandrel in architectural and art history, mostly relating to the space between a curved figure and a rectangular boundary - such as the space between the curve of an arch and a rectilinear bounding moulding, or the wallspace bounded by adjacent arches in an arcade and the stringcourse or moulding above them, or the space between the central medallion of a carpet and its rectangular corners, or the space between the circular face of a clock and the corners of the square revealed by its hood. Also included is the space under a flight of stairs, if it is not occupied by another flight of stairs. This is a common location to find storage space in residential structures. In a building with more than one floor, the term spandrel is also used to indicate the space between the top of the window in one story and the sill of the window in the story above.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPANDRIL


anhedral
ænˈhiːdrəl
cathedral
kəˈθiːdrəl
chondral
ˈkɒndrəl
dihedral
daɪˈhiːdrəl
dodecahedral
ˌdəʊdekəˈhiːdrəl
endochondral
ˌendəʊˈkɒndrəl
hexahedral
ˌheksəˈhiːdrəl
mandrel
ˈmændrəl
mandril
ˈmændrəl
octahedral
ˌɒktəˈhiːdrəl
perichondral
ˌperɪˈkɒndrəl
polyhedral
ˌpɒlɪˈhiːdrəl
procathedral
ˌprəʊkəˈθiːdrəl
rhombohedral
ˌrɒmbəʊˈhiːdrəl
scoundrel
ˈskaʊndrəl
spandrel
ˈspændrəl
subhedral
sʌbˈhiːdrəl
tetartohedral
tɪˌtɑːtəʊˈhiːdrəl
tetrahedral
ˌtɛtrəˈhiːdrəl
trihedral
traɪˈhiːdrəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPANDRIL

span saw
span-new
Span.
spanaemia
spanaemic
spanakopita
spancel
spancelled
spancelling
spandex
spandrel
spane
spang
spanghew
spangle
spangled
spangler
spanglet
Spanglish
spangly

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPANDRIL

April
aril
Bovril
captopril
courbaril
Cyril
enalapril
Estoril
fibril
imperil
meril
microfibril
myofibril
nombril
nostril
peril
scurril
tendril
vril
yellow peril

Synonyms and antonyms of spandril in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «spandril» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPANDRIL

Find out the translation of spandril to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of spandril from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «spandril» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

spandril
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

spandril
570 millions of speakers

English

spandril
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

spandril
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

spandril
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

spandril
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

spandril
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্প্যানডেক্স
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

spandril
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Spandex
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

spandril
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

spandril
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

spandril
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Spandex
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

spandril
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஸ்பான்டெக்ஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्पॅनडेक्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tayt
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

spandril
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

spandril
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

spandril
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

spandril
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

spandril
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

spandril
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

spandril
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

spandril
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of spandril

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPANDRIL»

The term «spandril» is used very little and occupies the 192.730 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPANDRIL» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPANDRIL»

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Complete art reference catalogue
PIC — Right spandril. 10x13 inches. do: — — — — PI C — Right spandril. 10x13 inches. do. . PIC — Right spandril. 10x13 inches. do. PIC — Left spandril. 10x13 inches. do. • PI C — Left spandril. 10x13 inches. do. PIC — Left spandril.
Soule Art Company, Boston, Soule art company. Boston, 1902
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Architectural Building Construction
Spandril steps. Tor the bulk of the main warehouse stair spandril steps have been adopted. A typical section of a flight of spandril steps is given in detail No. 29, which indicates the arrangement and construction of the lower part of the main ...
Wr Jaggard, 1937
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A Manual of Applied Mechanics
A wall standing on an arch, in the plane of the arch-ring, is called a spandril wall. The arch of a bridge requires a pair of external spandril walls, one over each face of the arch ; the space between them is filled up to a certain level with solid ...
William John Macquorn Rankine, William J. Miller, 1872
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An Encyclopaedia of Civil Engineering, Historical, ...
The horizontal joints to be rusticated, and to be in every respect executed in the same manner as the spandril walls and buttresses over the piers, the whole to be set in mortar hereinafter to be described. " Waterman'! Stairs. — The walls above  ...
Edward Cresy, 1865
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An encyclopædia of civil engineering, historical, ...
those in front. The horizontal joints to be rusticated, and to be in every respect executed in the same manner as the spandril walls and buttresses over the piers, the whole to be set in mortar hereinafter to be described. " Waterman's Stairs.
Edward Cresy, 1847
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Transactions and Notes
Upon the completion of the arch all the outside shuttering can be removed, if a concrete face has been made; any tooling or dressing of the concrete can be carried out while the spandril walls are in course of erection. SPANDRIL WALLS AND ...
Concrete Institute, London, 1909
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Transactions and Notes
Upon the completion of the arch all the outside shuttering can be removed, if a concrete face has been made; any tooling or dressing of the concrete can be carried out while the spandril walls are in course of erection. SPANDRIL WALLS AND ...
‎1909
8
The Gold Coins of England: Arranged and Described: Being a ...
EDWAR * DEI x GRAC x REX £ ANGL x D. Annulet instead of trefoil at the angle of each arch, trefoil in each spandril. Rev. EXALTABITVR * IN x GLORIA x Pellet within annulet in centre of cross, annulet in each angle, pellet in each spandril.
Robert Lloyd Kenyon, 1884
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Catalogue
106 Mouldings. 107, 108 Cusp Terminations, from Salisbury Cathedral. 109 Spandril, from the Chapter House, Salisbury Cathedral. 110 Finial, from Salisbury Cathedral. From Bishop Bridport's Monument. Ill, 112 Capital and Base of Column.
Westminster roy. architectural mus, 1855
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Professional Papers of the Corps of Royal Engineers: ...
Upon the completion of the arch all the outside shuttering can be removed, if a concrete face has been made ; any tooling or dressing of the concrete can be carried out while the spandril walls are in course of erection. Previous to the erection ...
Institution of Royal Engineers (Great Britain), 1904

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPANDRIL»

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Sheffield Gig Selection: May 2013
Confirmed bands so far are Amorous Dialogues, Trans/Human and Spandril with more to be confirmed. Go down and give them some support on a worthy ... «Counterfeit Magazine, May 13»

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