extrados

Detail of the skew arch bridge at w:BoxmoorBoxmoor, showing the stepped extrados (outer curve of the arch)

Meaning

Noun

The outer or upper curve of an arch.

Origin

From French extradossé ("outer curve") from Latin extra ("outside") + dos (from Latin dorsum).

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