extrados
nounEtymology From French extradossé (“outer curve”) from Latin extra (“outside”) + dos (“back”) (from Latin dorsum).
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Architecture 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.1954 January, “Strengthening of Coquet Viaduct”, in Railway Magazine, page 19:
- Derived terms
- extradosed
- Coordinate terms
- intrados