intrados

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intrados - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Intrados \In*tra"dos\, n. [F., fr. L. intra within + F. dos the
     back, L. dorsum. Cf. Extrados.] (Arch.)
     The interior curve of an arch; esp., the inner or lower
     curved face of the whole body of voussoirs taken together.
     See Extrados.
     [1913 Webster]

intrados - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  intrados
      n 1: the interior curve of an arch