ovolo
[ oh-vuh-loh ]
/ ˈoʊ vəˌloʊ /
noun, plural o·vo·li [oh-vuh-lahy] /ˈoʊ vəˌlaɪ/. Architecture.
a convex molding forming or approximating in section a quarter of a circle or ellipse.
Origin of ovolo
Words nearby ovolo
ovisac,
ovo-,
ovo-lacto-vegetarian,
ovoid,
ovolactarian,
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ovonics,
ovoplasm,
ovotestis,
ovovitellin
Example sentences from the Web for ovolo
Echinus (e-kīnus), in architecture, the ovolo or quarter-round convex moulding, seen in capitals of the Doric order.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia |VariousThe term is sometimes given to the ovolo of the Ionic capital, especially when curved with the egg-and-tongue enrichment.
Ovolo, a moulding, the profile of which resembles the outline of an egg, used in Classic architecture.
Architecture |Thomas Roger SmithI imagined a base of a form naturally cylindrical, with ovolo mouldings.
British Dictionary definitions for ovolo
ovolo
/ (ˈəʊvəˌləʊ) /
noun plural -li (-ˌlaɪ)
architect
a convex moulding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or ellipse
Also called: quarter round, thumb Compare congé (def. 3), echinus (def. 1)
Word Origin for ovolo
C17: from Italian: a little egg, from
ovo egg, from Latin
ōvum