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The panels of a wall located between vision areas of windows that conceal structural columns, floors and shear walls.
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"triangular space between the outer curve of an arch and the molding enclosing it," late 15c., apparently a diminutive of Anglo-French spaundre (late 14c.), which is of uncertain origin, per [..]
Source: etymonline.com

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Spandrel is the name given to the space between the curve of an arch and the rectangular framework within which the arch is placed.
Source: nationalgallery.org.uk

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The triangular space between the outer curve of an arch and the rectangle formed by the mouldings enclosing it, frequently filled in with ornamental work. In railway usage often refers to the ornate i [..]
Source: sciencemuseum.org.uk

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The panels of a wall located between vision areas of windows which conceal structural columns, floors, and shear walls, usually made of opaque glass, metal, natural stone, or concrete.
Source: proofrock.com

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A flat vertical face in an arcade bounded by the adjacent curves of two arches and the horizontal tangent of their crowns. Or, the vertical face on buildings supported by a skeleton structure between [..]
Source: selectstone.com

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The panel(s) of a wall located between vision areas of windows, which conceal structural columns, floors and shear walls.
Source: ltisg.com

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Triangular space between the shoulder of an arch and its rectangular frame, or between a curved brace and tie-beam, etc.    (Wood, Margaret. The English Medieval House, 415)
Source: netserf.org

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(n) an approximately triangular surface area between two adjacent arches and the horizontal plane above them
Source: beedictionary.com

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The space between an arch and its surround. In a roof,  the space between a brace and a rafter
Source: norwich-churches.org

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(1) The triangular space between two arches in an arcade. (2) The curved surface between two ribs meeting at an angle in a vault.
Source: wga.hu

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Panel used to finish off the ends/edges where two roof lines meet due to different heights in brickwork.
Source: momuwa.com.au

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Triangular surface between the vault of a dome and the supporting elements. Also the triangular surface, with curved sides, between two adjacent arches and the horizontal moulding above.
Source: yourwaytoflorence.com

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(architecture) The space (often 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 featu [..]
Source: en.wiktionary.org





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