Spandrel

[spændrәl]

Definition

(noun.) an approximately triangular surface area between two adjacent arches and the horizontal plane above them.

Checker: Valerie--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) The irregular triangular space between the curve of an arch and the inclosing right angle; or the space between the outer moldings of two contiguous arches and a horizontal line above them, or another arch above and inclosing them.

(n.) A narrow mat or passe partout for a picture.

Typist: Murray

Definition

n. the irregular triangular space between the curve of an arch and the enclosing right angle.—Also Span′dril.

Editor: Michel