extrados

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Scrabble points
16
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16
Letters
8

Definition of extrados

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. The outer or upper curve of an arch.
    “The two lower rows of tubes at each end pier were then drilled through to the extrados of the brickwork to act as weep holes and assist in the drainage from the backs of the arches.”

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Etymology

From French extradossé (“outer curve”) from Latin extra (“outside”) + dos (“back”) (from Latin dorsum).

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