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entasis
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[ˈɛntəsɪs], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a slight convex curve in the shaft of a column, introduced to correct the visual illusion of concavity produced by a straight shaft
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Origin
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mid 17th century: modern Latin, from Greek, from enteinein ‘to stretch or strain’
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