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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) entasis
a slight convexity given to a column or tower to correct the optical illusion of concavity produced by straight sides.

Etymology: (1745–55; < Gk, =enta- (var. s. of enteínein to stretch tight =en-en -²+teínein to stretch) +-sis -sis)

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Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) entasis
a slight convexity in the shaft of a column; compensates for the illusion of concavity that viewers experience when the sides are perfectly straight

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Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) entasis
a slight convex swelling of the shaft of a column

2. (noun) entasis
same as Entasia

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