| 释义 |
exedra
ex·e·dra E0271400 (ĕk′sĭ-drə, ĭk-sē′-)n.1. A usually curved outdoor bench with a high back.2. An often semicircular portico with seats that was used in ancient Greece and Rome as a place for discussions.
[Latin, from Greek exedrā : ex-, ex- + hedrā, seat; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]exedra (ˈɛksɪdrə; ɛkˈsiː-) n, pl -drae (-ˌdriː) 1. (Architecture) a building, room, portico, or apse containing a continuous bench, used in ancient Greece and Rome for holding discussions2. (Architecture) an outdoor bench in a recess[C18: via Latin from Greek, from hedra seat]ex•e•dra (ˈɛk sɪ drə, ɛkˈsi-)
n., pl. ex•e•drae (ˈɛk sɪˌdri, ɛkˈsi dri) 1. (in ancient Greece and Rome) a recess in the wall of a courtyard or other open area, as in a palaestra, used for lectures or meetings. 2. a permanent outdoor bench, semicircular in plan and having a high back. [1700–10; < Latin < Greek exédra=ex- ex-3 + (h)édra seat, bench] TranslationsExedra
ExedraA large niche or recess, either roofed or unroofed; semicircular or rectangular in plan, usually including a bench or seats.exedra, exhedra  exedra, 1 1.A large niche or recess, usually with a bench or seats, semicircular or rectangular in plan and either roofed or unroofed. 2. In a church, a large apsidal extension of an interior volume, normally on a main axis. |