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Definition of: entasis
(en′tə·sis) noun
1. Archit. A slight convex curve in the vertical outlines of the shaft of a pilaster or of a column.
2. Physiol. Spasmodic contraction of a muscle; a tonic spasm: also en·ta·si·a (en·tā′zhē·ə). [<NL <Gk. entasis a stretching <enteinein <en- in + teinein stretch]
—en·tas·tic (en·tas′tik) adjective
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