Definition of Extrados. Meaning of Extrados. Synonyms of Extrados

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Definition of Extrados

Extrados
Extrados Ex*tra"dos, n. [F.; pref. extra- outside + dos (L. dorsum) the back.] (Arch.) The exterior curve of an arch; esp., the upper curved face of the whole body of voussoirs. See Intrados.

Meaning of Extrado from wikipedia

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- cable-stayed bridge the name comes from the french word fr , extradossé which is derived from the word extrados , the exterior curve of an arch.
- the intrados of the barrel and the extrados as separate surfaces mapped onto concentric cylinders by drawing a separate development for each.
- it has 4 berths with a total length of 645 metres at the extrados and 296 meters at the intrados. with depths going down to 18 metres zh,
- consists of an airfoil , vertical and grossly ovoidal tube, with a mobile flap which improves the separation between the intrados and extrados .
- the front facade have a more elegant appearance and are each enhanced by a relieving arch hovering over them, complete with raised extrados.
- arches of the vault, but originally times were extrados with double curve, as can be seen by looking at the side prospectuses and the back.
- of facings; the western arch had sagged and the second arch had hogged; cracks up to 60 mm had opened up in the extrados of the arch rings.
- boosting either on the tube free end or on the pressure die is useful to prevent excessive thinning and collapse of the extrados of the tube.
- svg , a masonry arch br 1. keystone 2. voussoir 3. extrados 4. impost 5. intrados 6. rise 7. clear