spandrel
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spandrel. 1. Quasi-triangular plane, the
hanse or
haunch, framed by the extrados of an arch, a horizontal line projected from the crown, and a vertical line rising from the springing, often decorated.
2. Similar plane between two arches in an
arcade.
3. Web of a vault between two ribs.
4. Triangle formed between the string of a
stair and the floor.
5. In a framed structure the panel between the
cill of a window and the top of the window below.
6. Approximately triangular space between the curve of a brace and a
post and beam in a medieval timber
truss.
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