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Meaning of INTRADOS

Pronunciation:  'intru`dâs

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  the interior curve of an arch
 
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 See Also: curve, curved shape

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\In*tra"dos\, n. [F., fr. L. intra within + F. dos the
back, L. dorsum. Cf. {Extrados}.] (Arch.)
The interior curve of an arch; esp., the inner or lower
curved face of the whole body of voussoirs taken together.
See {Extrados}.
 
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