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Meaning of intrados in English:

intrados

Pronunciation /ɪnˈtreɪdɒs/

noun

Architecture

  • The lower or inner curve of an arch.

    Often contrasted with extrados

    • ‘The intrados or the inner rim of the arch shows its most distinctive feature - a fringe of lotus-bud carving.’

Origin

Late 18th century from French, from intra- ‘on the inside’ + dos ‘the back’ (from Latin dorsum).