Spandrels is an English word. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Spandrels meaning
plural of spandrel
Using Spandrels
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of spandrel
Context around Spandrels
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Spandrels
- In this selection, "spandrels" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, domes, 1979, dimensional and paper stand out and add context to how "spandrels" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include domes spandrels can also and his 1979 spandrels paper has. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "spandrels" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with spandrels
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
His 1979 "spandrels" paper has been cited more than 5,000 times. (12 words)
Domes Spandrels can also occur in the construction of domes and are typical in grand architecture from the medieval period onwards. (21 words)
When visiting Venice in 1978, Gould noted that the spandrels of the San Marco cathedral, while quite beautiful, were not spaces planned by the architect. (25 words)
Where a dome needed to rest on a square or rectangular base, the dome was raised above the level of the supporting pillars, with three-dimensional spandrels called pendentives taking the weight of the dome and concentrating it onto the pillars. (41 words)
When visiting Venice in 1978, Gould noted that the spandrels of the San Marco cathedral, while quite beautiful, were not spaces planned by the architect. (25 words)
Domes Spandrels can also occur in the construction of domes and are typical in grand architecture from the medieval period onwards. (21 words)
Example sentences (4)
Domes Spandrels can also occur in the construction of domes and are typical in grand architecture from the medieval period onwards.
His 1979 "spandrels" paper has been cited more than 5,000 times.
When visiting Venice in 1978, Gould noted that the spandrels of the San Marco cathedral, while quite beautiful, were not spaces planned by the architect.
Where a dome needed to rest on a square or rectangular base, the dome was raised above the level of the supporting pillars, with three-dimensional spandrels called pendentives taking the weight of the dome and concentrating it onto the pillars.