The human brain is a spandrel? Ok, says the guy who used his brain to think that...
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Spandrel
Synonyms for "spandrel" (1 found)
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6 translations across 3 languages.
Dutch
1 entries- zwik noun (space between an arch and another object)
German
4 entries- Bogenzwickel noun (space between an arch and another object)
- Pedentif noun (space between an arch and another object)
- Spandrille noun (space between an arch and another object)
- Zwickel noun (space between an arch and another object)
Hungarian
1 entries- csegely noun (space between an arch and another object)
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6 total sentences available.
If the human chin is a spandrel, how will we play the violin?
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Sculptured votive wreaths, six in all, are hung between the capitals of the columns and the spandrel of the arches.
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Usual practice then builds a wall above each curved end of the arch, known as a spandrel, which directly joins the bridge's sidewalls. […] With sidewalls and spandrels in place, you can fill the space between them with material up to the height of the bridge deck, and then place the road or railway on top.
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