(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 23:25:02

En"ta*sis (?), n. [NL., from Gr. a stretching; fr. ; in + to extend.]

1. Arch.

A slight convex swelling of the shaft of a column.

2. Med.

Same as Entasia.

 

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