释义 |
Engaged column
(Arch.) | Same as Attached column. See under Attach, v. t. |
See also: Engaged engaged column
engaged column[in′gājd ′käl·əm] (civil engineering) A column partially built into a wall, and not freestanding. engaged columnA column that is attached and appears to emerge from the wall, as decoration or as a structural buttress. See also: Bethlehem columnengaged column, attached column engaged columns A column partially built into a wall, not freestanding. |