in·tra·dos

(ĭn′trə-dŏs′, -dō′, ĭn-trā′dŏs′, -dōs′)

n. pl. in·tra·dos (-dōz′) or in·tra·dos·es (-dŏs′ĭz) Architecture

The inner curve of an arch.

[French : intra-, within (from Latin intrā-; see intra-) + dos, back (from Old French, from Latin dorsum).]

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intrados

(ɪnˈtreɪdɒs)

n, pl -dos or -doses

(Architecture) architect the inner curve or surface of an arch or vault. Compare extrados

[C18: from French, from intra- + dos back, from Latin dorsum]

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in•tra•dos

(ˈɪn trəˌdɒs, -ˌdoʊs, ɪnˈtreɪ dɒs, -doʊs)

n., pl. -dos (-ˌdoʊz, -doʊz) -dos•es.

the interior curve or surface of an arch or vault. Compare extrados.

[1765–75; < French, =intra- intra- + dos back]

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