| 单词 | spandrel |
| 释义 | spandrel (once / 34062 pages) n In architecture, a spandrel is the triangle-shaped space between two arches, or between an arch and the rectangle that frames it. Often, a spandrel is formed by a wall, a ceiling, and the curve of an arch. In some structures, the spandrel is a space that's filled with decoration — Paris's Arc de Triomphe, for example, has spandrels at the top corners of its three arches, each carved with ornamental figures. Buildings constructed during the Gothic period commonly have elaborately decorated spandrels. The word comes from the Anglo-French spaundre, which is thought to be a shortened version of espandre, "expand or spread" in Old French. WORD FAMILYspandrel: spandrels USAGE EXAMPLESStephen Jay Gould, an evolutionary biologist who was much loved for his popular writings, stepped into the debate by calling language a “spandrel”. Economist(Nov 24, 2016) Once a year, the vertical mullions and horizontal spandrel panels that compose its exquisite curtain wall are cleaned and oiled by hand. New York Times(Jul 18, 2016) In the evening, colored lights in the spandrels outline a kind of mirrored Christmas tree. New York Times(Nov 18, 2015) n an approximately triangular surface area between two adjacent arches and the horizontal plane above them Syn|Hyper spandril surface the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary |
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