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extrados

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ex-tra-dos
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The outer or upper curve of an arch.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From French extradossé (“outer curve”) from Latin extra (“outside”) + dos (“back”) (from Latin dorsum).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

extradoses (plural)

Derived Forms

extradosed

Frequently Paired Words

intrados

Questions

What does extrados mean?
The outer or upper curve of an arch.
Where does extrados come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce extrados

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