ENTASIS
\ɛntˈasiz], \ɛntˈasiz], \ɛ_n_t_ˈa_s_i_z]\
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By Noah Webster.
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In arch. the delicate and almost imperceptible swelling of the lower part of the shaft of a column, to be found in almost all the Grecian examples, adopted to prevent the shafts being strictly frusta of cones: in pathol. constructive or tonic spasm, as cramp, lock-jaw, etc.
By Daniel Lyons
Word of the day
Dopamine Acetyltransferase
- An enzyme that catalyzes the of groups from acetyl-CoA to arylamines. They have wide specificity for aromatic amines, particularly serotonin, and can also catalyze acetyl transfer between arylamines without CoA. EC 2.3.1.5.