On this page you'll find 5 example sentences with Entasis. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as convexity and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Entasis in a sentence
Entasis meaning
A slight convex curvature introduced into the shaft of a column for aesthetic reasons, or to compensate for the illusion of concavity.
Synonyms of Entasis
Using Entasis
- The main meaning on this page is: A slight convex curvature introduced into the shaft of a column for aesthetic reasons, or to compensate for the illusion of concavity.
- Useful related words include: convex shape, convexity.
- In the example corpus, entasis often appears in combinations such as: the entasis.
Context around Entasis
- Average sentence length in these examples: 30.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Entasis
- In this selection, "entasis" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 30.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, strong, greek, incorporates, taper and begins stand out and add context to how "entasis" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a greek entasis taper citation and a strong entasis or swelling. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "entasis" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with entasis
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Compared to later versions, the columns are much more massive, with a strong entasis or swelling, and wider capitals. (19 words)
They may be filleted, with rods nestled within the hollow flutes, or stop-fluted, with the rods rising a third of the way, to where the entasis begins. (28 words)
The entasis is never sufficiently pronounced as to make the swelling wider than the base; it is controlled by a slight reduction in the rate of decrease of diameter. (29 words)
The design of most classical columns incorporates entasis (the inclusion of a slight outward curve in the sides) plus a reduction in diameter along the height of the column, so that the top is as little as 83% of the bottom diameter. (42 words)
Design Flagpoles can be designed in one piece with a taper (typically a steel taper or a Greek entasis taper), citation or be made from multiple pieces to make them able to expand. (33 words)
The entasis is never sufficiently pronounced as to make the swelling wider than the base; it is controlled by a slight reduction in the rate of decrease of diameter. (29 words)
Example sentences (5)
Compared to later versions, the columns are much more massive, with a strong entasis or swelling, and wider capitals.
Design Flagpoles can be designed in one piece with a taper (typically a steel taper or a Greek entasis taper), citation or be made from multiple pieces to make them able to expand.
The design of most classical columns incorporates entasis (the inclusion of a slight outward curve in the sides) plus a reduction in diameter along the height of the column, so that the top is as little as 83% of the bottom diameter.
The entasis is never sufficiently pronounced as to make the swelling wider than the base; it is controlled by a slight reduction in the rate of decrease of diameter.
They may be filleted, with rods nestled within the hollow flutes, or stop-fluted, with the rods rising a third of the way, to where the entasis begins.
Common combinations with entasis
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: