Entasis
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ENTASIS (from Gr. PTfivet y , to stretch a line or bend a bow), in architecture, the increment given to the column, ...
entasis
entasis [ˈɛntəsɪs]
n pl -ses [-siːz] ...
Entasis: From early times the Greeks incorporated intentional distortions, including entasis, a slight curving of the outline of the shaft of the column so that it was wider in the middle.
Entasis - The very slight convex curve used on Greek and later columns to correct the optical illusion of concavity which would result if the sides were straight. Also used on spires and other structures for the same reason.
Entasis -The very slight convex (curving out) curve used on columns to correct the optical illusion of concavity (curving in) which would result if the sides were straight.
entasis
slight convex curve applied to columns in Classical architecture to counter the illusion that would otherwise occur of the columns being slightly concave.
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Entasis. The very light, slight convex curve used on the shaft of Greek and later columns
to correct the illusion of concavity.
entasis The slight tapering of a column; swelling towards the base.
exonarthex The outer vestibule of a church.
fascia A horizontal piece (such as a board) covering the joint between the top of a wall and the projecting eaves of a roof.
Entasis
The slight swelling of the vertical profile of a Classical column as it tapers toward the top to counteract the illusion of concavity that accompanies straight-sided columns. (orange lines exaggerated) Image courtesy of Heather Russell ...
entasis: slight convex curve given to the profile of columns (particularly Greek) and sometimes in horizontals.
exedra: an apse or niche.
ENTASIS
Very slight convex deviation from a straight line, used to prevent an optical
illusion of concavity.
EPITAPH
Hanging wall monument.
Entasis
the slight bulging of a Doric column, which is at its greatest about one third of the distance from the base.
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Entasis - The very slight swelling on Classical columns, to correct the optical illusion of concavity resulting if the sides are straight.
Entasis
- very slight convex curve put on columns and sometimes other structures such as spires to prevent the optical illusion of them appearing concave, ie, bending outwards.
Entasis
From the word "bowed," entasis describes the subtle curve of a column.
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Historically, architectural columns have been given an entasis even from the very beginning of Greek and Roman use.
The Ionic order is also marked by an entasis, a curved tapering in the column shaft. A column of the ionic order is nine or lower diameters. The shaft itself is eight diameters high.
The shafts also had a special characteristic: entasis, which is a little bulge in the columns make the columns look straight, even at a distance [because since you would see the building from eye level, ...
The recessed portico, central gable, and elliptical arch with lancet windows places this squarely within the realm of Neo-Classical The portico has four Doric columns complete with entasis.
 See also: Architecture, Greek, Shaft, Doric, Capital
  
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