spandrel
Meaning of spandrel
noun
- The space (often more or less triangular) between the outer curve of an arch (the extrados) and a straight-sided figure that bounds it; the space between two contiguous arches and a straight feature above them.
- Horizontal member between the windows of successive storeys of a tall building.
- The triangular space under a stair; the material that fills the space.
- An oriental rug having a pattern of arches; the design in the corners of such a rug, especially in a prayer rug.
- A phenotypic characteristic that evolved as a side effect of an adaptation in response to evolutionary pressure.
Information about spandrel
- It is a name.
- The plural form of spandrel is: spandrels.
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Hyphenation of spandrel
span-drel
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- spandrel is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
spandrel synonyms
Meaning spandril:
Words that rhyme with spandrel
guanadrel, quadrel, bedrel, Ovidrel, Andrel, archscoundrel, bescoundrel, mandrel, scoundrel, tendrel, norethynodrel, norvinodrel
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