sur·based 1 (sûr b st )adj. Having a surbase. |
| sur·based 2 (sûrbst) adj. Of or being an arch having a rise less than half its span. [From French surbaissé, past participle of surbaisser, to flatten : sur-, intensive pref. (from Old French; see sur-) + baisser, to lower (from Old French baissier, from Vulgar Latin *bassi re; see abase).] |
surbased [ˈsɜːˌbeɪst]
adj Architect
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) having a surbase
2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) (of an arch) having a rise of less than half the span
[from French surbaisser to depress, from sur- (intensive) + baisser to lower, from bas low; see base1]
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