entasis in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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The columns are wider at the base than at the top, tapering with an outward curve known as entasis.
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It visibly bulges due to an entasis correction, which was rendered inappropriate when funding problems reduced the height.
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The five spaces between the columns are framed by pillars, which are like the middle four columns in their entasis and tapering.
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The museum was on two stories with a hexagonal dome resting on marble columns with distinct entasis.
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It was designed using the principle of entasis.
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Its entasis visibly bulges, due to an adjustment in its height, made when funding problems reduced the height.
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Except for those in the facade, the columns lack entasis.
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