entablature
pronunciation
How to pronounce entablature in British English:
UK [en'tæblətʃə]
How to pronounce entablature in American English:
US [en'tæblətʃə]
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- Noun:
- (architecture) the structure consisting of the part of a classical temple above the columns between a capital and the roof
Word Origin
- entablature
- entablature: see table
- entablature (n.)
- 1610s, in architecture, nativization of Italian intavolatura; see en- (1) + tablature.
Example
- 1. Top of the column supporting the entablature .
- 2. A standing or kneeling figure of a man used as a supporting column for an entablature .
- 3. The entablature was mathematically parallel with the base .