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Pronunciation: [ɛntˈasiz] (IPA)

Entasis is a term used in architecture for a slight convex curvature or swelling in the shaft of a column. It is designed to counteract the optical illusion that the column appears to be tapering towards the top, creating an impression of weakness. There are several synonyms for entasis, such as bulging, swelling, curve, and convexity. Additionally, other words such as expansion, broadening, and enlargement can also be used to describe the same concept. The use of synonyms helps to more clearly and accurately convey the intended meaning, especially when discussing complex architectural structures.
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These are all gilt, and show "architectural refinements," for the teak trees they are made of are not absolutely straight, and they have an Entasis that is quite natural where they taper away into the golden gloom of the sloping timber roofs.
"From Edinburgh to India & Burmah"
William G. Burn Murdoch
Where the spire has no Entasis the same effect is produced by the introduction of small projecting gables, bands of carving, or a little coronal of pinnacles.
"Our Homeland Churches and How to Study Them"
Sidney Heath
It is of massive form and has what is known as an Entasis or slightly convex surface, it is generally fluted, that is to say, cut into parallel perpendicular channels, several rings called annulets connecting it with the capital, which consists of an echinus or rounded moulding and an abacus or unrounded slab resting on the echinus.
"Architecture"
Nancy R E Meugens Bell

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