Definition of Soffits. Meaning of Soffits. Synonyms of Soffits

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Definition of Soffits

Soffit
Soffit Sof"fit, n. [It. soffitta, soffitto, fr. soffiggere to hide, properly, to fix or fasten under, L. suffigere to fasten beneath or below; sub under, beneath + figere to fix, faste: cf. F. soffite.] (Arch.) The under side of the subordinate parts and members of buildings, such as staircases, entablatures, archways, cornices, or the like. See Illust. of Lintel.

Meaning of Soffits from wikipedia

- point along (or the abrupt end of) the roof's outer projection (overhang). Soffits and fascias are archetypally ****ed or nailed to rafters known as lookout...
- a surface to attach the soffits securely. Box cornices often have ventilation screens laid over openings cut in the soffits to allow air to circulate...
- Limburger Dom, Germany Gable roof with eaves, exposed, decorated rafters and soffits, and stepped ascending apexes, temple in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Conical...
- Wolfe Barry partnered with Jones and developed the concept of the "level soffit for the upper bridge" which allowed the design to proceed as it stands today...
- sunken panels in the shape of a square, rectangle, or octagon in a ceiling, soffit or vault. A series of these sunken panels was often used as decoration for...
- outer boundary of a voussoir forms an extrados, internal - an intrados (soffit). In Visigothic and Moorish architectural traditions, the voussoirs are...
- Customs house in the Citadel of Leith in 1754–1755. In arches and vaults, the soffit is the curved inner surface of the arch or vault located above the impost...
- Photograph of lookouts in the construction of an exterior soffit. The lookouts extend horizontally from the wall plate to the subfascia and are visible...
- underside of the eaves may be filled with a horizontal soffit fixed at right angles to the wall, the soffit may be decorative but it also has the function of...
- aluminum upper deck of the nose was raised along with it - resulting in metal soffits having to be ****ed where the upper deck met the upper longerons, with...