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entasis

Pronunciation: /ˈɛntəsɪs/

The English word “entasis” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A slight convex curvature introduced into the shaft of a column for aesthetic reasons, or to compensate for the illusion of concavity.

Etymology

From Latin entasis, from Ancient Greek ἔντασις (éntasis, “tension, straining”), from ἐντείνω (enteínō, “to stretch or strain tight”).

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