spandrel
or span·dril
[ span-druh l ]
/ ˈspæn drəl /
noun
Architecture.
an area between the extradoses of two adjoining arches, or between the extrados of an arch and a perpendicular through the extrados at the springing line.
(in a steel-framed building) a panellike area between the head of a window on one level and the sill of a window immediately above.
Philately.
the decoration occupying the space at the corner of a stamp between the border and an oval or circular central design.
Origin of spandrel
1470–80; earlier
spaundrell, probably < Anglo-French
spaundre, itself perhaps cognate with Old French
espandre to
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Words nearby spandrel
span.,
spanakopita,
spancel,
spandau,
spandex,
spandrel,
spang,
spangle,
spangled glass,
spanglish,
spaniard
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British Dictionary definitions for spandrel
spandrel
spandril
/ (ˈspændrəl) /
noun architect
an approximately triangular surface bounded by the outer curve of an arch and the adjacent wall
the surface area between two adjacent arches and the horizontal cornice above them
Word Origin for spandrel
C15
spaundrell, from Anglo-French
spaundre spandrel, from Old French
spandre to spread,
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