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extrados definition

extra·dos (ek strä′däs′)

noun

Archit. the outside curve of an arch

Etymology: Fr < L extra, beyond + Fr dos < L dorsum, back

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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