Apophyge Definition
ə-pŏfə-jē
noun
The outward curve at the top and bottom of a column where the shaft joins the capital or base.
American Heritage
The concave curve where the end of a column spreads into its base or capital.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Apophyge
Noun
Singular:
apophyge
Plural:
apophygesOrigin of Apophyge
Greek apophugē from apopheugein apophug- to flee apo- apo- pheugein to flee
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Ancient Greek αποφυγή (apophugē), from απο- (apo-, “away”) and φυγή (phugē, “flight”).
From Wiktionary
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