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 Extrados from wikipedia

- compound arch, where the voussoir faces are formed by the brick headers. Extrados (an external surface of the arch) Impost is block at the base of the arch...
- arch bridge.[citation needed] The outer boundary of a voussoir forms an extrados, internal - an intrados (soffit). In Visigothic and Moorish architectural...
- example of classical design. Architects used sloped forms to cover curved extrados (the outer surface of the arch) of the vaulted halls. From the central...
- calcite organized with an ordered outer and inner calcite lining (the "extrados" and "intrados", respectively) and randomly oriented needle-shaped calcite...
- girder bridge and a cable-sta**** bridge.: 85  The name comes from the word extrados, the exterior or upper curve of an arch, and refers to how the "stay cables"...
- pressure die is useful to prevent excessive thinning and collapse of the extrados of the tube. The mandrel, with or without ball with spherical links, is...
- consultation. The four types considered were: a single-span extrados, two-span extrados, two-span balanced cantilever or a single-span cable-sta**** bridge...
- side of a dome is called the "intrados" and the outer side is called the "extrados". As with arches, the "springing" of a dome is the base level from which...
- with the imposts rather than the center of the arch, the curve of the extrados is "stilted" in relation to that of the intrados, and the arch is set within...
- crescent arch bridge. A crescent arch is formed when the intrados and extrados (the ribs) of the arch are not parallel, but instead form two different...