English-Thai Dictionary
spandrel
N ช่องว่าง ระหว่าง ช่วง โค้ง
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
SPANDREL
n.The space between the curve of an arch and the right lines inclosing it.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
SPANDREL
Span "drel, n. Etym: [From Span. ]
1. (Arch. )
Defn: The irregular triangular space between the curve of an arch and the inclosing right angle; or the space between the outer moldings of two contiguous arches and a horizontal line above them, or another arch above and inclosing them.
2. A narrow mat or passe partout for a picture. [Cant ]
New American Oxford Dictionary
spandrel
span drel |ˈspandrəl ˈspændrəl | ▶noun Architecture the almost triangular space between one side of the outer curve of an arch, a wall, and the ceiling or framework. • the space between the shoulders of adjoining arches and the ceiling or molding above. ORIGIN late Middle English: perhaps from Anglo-Norman French spaund (e )re, or from espaundre ‘expand. ’
spandrel wall
span drel wall ▶noun a wall built on the curve of an arch, filling in the spandrel.
Oxford Dictionary
spandrel
spandrel |ˈspandrɪl | ▶noun Architecture the almost triangular space between one side of the outer curve of an arch, a wall, and the ceiling or framework. • the space between the shoulders of adjoining arches and the ceiling or moulding above. ORIGIN late Middle English: perhaps from Anglo-Norman French spaund (e )re, or from espaundre ‘expand ’.
spandrel wall
span |drel wall ▶noun a wall built on the curve of an arch, filling in the spandrel.
The Wordsmith Dictionary