apophyge

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀποφυγή (apophugḗ), from ἀπο- (apo-, “away”) and φυγή (phugḗ, “flight”).

Noun

apophyge (plural apophyges)

  1. (architecture) A curvature found on the top or bottom of certain columns.

Synonyms

Translations

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.