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	Entasis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In architecture, entasis is a design technique used to counteract a certain optical illusion.
		When a column or other structure is designed with parallel sides, the sides appear to have a slight inward curve.
		Entasis is the inclusion of a slight outward curve in the sides - making them not parallel - to counteract this optical effect.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Entasis (174 words)

	Entasis Architecture
		Entasis Architecture has been retained to develop master plans for some of the most significant development areas in Bermuda, important in terms of architectural heritage, cultural and historical reference, and commercial, political and social impact.
		In addition to master planning for commercial projects we have acted as consultants to many of the existing hotel operations in Bermuda on the expansion of their resort facilities and have participated in master planning and feasibility studies for new resort development in Bermuda and overseas.
		Entasis Architecture has engaged sub-consultants, joint ventured with other designers and specialists and worked as the architect of record with overseas architects.
	www.entasisarchitecture.com /master.html (210 words)

	Entasis Blue Bar - Company Profile (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Entasis company was established in 1987 and the head offices were at Parga, Preveza.
		It has view of the bay of the town and the magical small island of Panayia.
		KASTRO complex is located at the entrance of the castle of Parga - which is 600 years old - and it has a panoramic view of the town and the Ionian sea.
	www.epirus.com /bluebar/enpage1.html (234 words)

	Flagpole Taper Types - Cone tapered vs. Entasis Tapered (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		It is this true Venetian Entasis taper that gives the flagpole its fullness, its "body" and its richness in appearance, but this entasis taper, to be truly Venetian, must be delineated according to the mathematical contour developed by the early Venetian craftsmen.
		The configuration of the genuine Venetian entasis taper is definitely calculated.
		It is built on "entasis stations" at equal vertical intervals in the tapered portion of the flagpole.
	www.lingoinc.com /tapers.htm (196 words)

	Dr. J's Illustrated Athenian Acropolis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		One of these tricks is called entasis, the bulge in the stylobate (foundation on which the columns stand).
		Proof of entasis is that the Parthenon fails the "hat test": a hat left on one end of the stylobate cannot be seen from the other end if you crouch down and view it from ground level.
		The entasis of the Parthenon's stylobate is clearly visible in this close-up.
	lilt.ilstu.edu /drjclassics/sites/acropolis/parthenon.shtm (1242 words)

	Entasis Revisited - Architecture Forum
		Furthermore, it is given credence as an actual phenomenon; entasis seems accepted as a method of subliminally influencing the eye of the observer so that, for example, the parallel sides of columns do not seem to narrow at their middles...
		But this raises a question: it would seem that the same architect who appreciates the subtleties of ancient building, and even accepts the theory of subliminal corrections and its application in ancient work, rejects this in modern design.
		Re: Entasis Revisited edith morgan 13:44:06 2/19/2003 (
	www.designcommunity.com /discussion/20799.html (353 words)

	Sir George Trevelyan - The Active Eye in Architecture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Anyone can see the entasis by simply looking, but it is essential to experience it in a quite different way by the active feeling of the column in strong sweeping eye movements.
		Then you experience the dynamics of the column as it under-pins the heavy lintel and furthermore you experience this in the dynamics of your own body, in swell of lifter muscles and power of back and thigh.
		Such a pilaster is still very closely related to sheer wall, but when they have gathered their sides into entasis they show themselves as fledglings nearly ready to transform into columns.
	www.sirgeorgetrevelyan.org.uk /books/thtbk-arch02.html (3352 words)

	ENTASIS - LoveToKnow Article on ENTASIS
		It varies in different temples, and is not found in some: it is most pronounced in the temple of Jupiter Olympius, most delicate in the Erechtheum.
		The entasis is almost invariably introduced in the spires of English churches.
		To properly cite this ENTASIS article in your work, copy the complete reference below:
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /E/EN/ENTASIS.htm (111 words)

	ENTASIS
		"ENTASIS" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time.
		"ENTASIS" is used about 5 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English.
		Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language.
	www.websters-online-dictionary.org /En/Entasis.html (339 words)

	Miss Representation: Entasis: Just a fancy name for a bulge. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Miss Representation: Entasis: Just a fancy name for a bulge.
		Entasis: Just a fancy name for a bulge.
		The short list includes a number designed by luminaries, and one can trace a theme of ‘genius’-driven arrogance to confound the grid formally while flaunting the...
	www.missrepresentation.com /archives/2005/03/undulato.html (1015 words)

	Classical Columns
		A crucial part of the modeling of the classical column is its entasis, the subtle curvature that causes the column to swell at the bottom, as if to express the load that it is bearing.
		The lack of entasis on extruded aluminum “columns” is why they look so lifeless in place.
		The Ionic column, being the slenderest of the classical columns, is thought to be the most feminine, with the sensuous curves of the Ionic volute being a highly stylized representation of flowing hair.
	www.traditional-building.com /article/column.htm (976 words)

	Mission Statement thoughts, etc; (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		project: ENTASIS, LLC, was established in October 1996 to provide project/ construction management and consultant staffing services to the real estate development industry.
		Kevin Curran, president and owner of project: ENTASIS LLC, has 20 years of project management experience in commercial, institutional and themed entertainment projects ranging in value from $5 - $50 million.
		Curran is capable of managing multiple teams on technically complex and schedule driven projects from conceptual design through construction close out, FFE installation and facility acceptance phases.
	www.projectentasis.com (1207 words)

	Tapered Columns and Entasis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		As mentioned before, entasis is the slight convex curvature of a classical column that diminishes in diameter as it rises.
		Entasis, as used by Greek builders, was of extreme subtlety.
		The freehand curvature was merely sufficient to guard the contours of the column from any appearance of inward sagging.
	columns.articleinsider.com /60193_tapered_column.html (345 words)

	Glinton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		A slight bulge is given to compensate for this optical illusion.
		As one approaches the church the most striking feature is the spire; it has a marked entasis.
		I've seen very slight entasis in some spires but whoever designed this spire went to town.
	www.digiatlas.net /peterborough/glinton.htm (496 words)

	Recent Projects
		14" Tuscan entasis, Asti 16" balcony band and 16" Pesarro pedestals.
		Hidden Hills CA Entry sill and 8" Tuscan entasis columns.
		Hidden Hills CA 14" Tuscan entasis columns, Asti 16" balcony band and 16" Pesarro pedestals.
	venturacaststone.com /recent_projects.htm (753 words)

	a momentary vignette \| entasis
		Columns with uniformly shaped shafts actually appear slightly concave due to an optical illusion created by the lines of the parallel column faces.
		Entasis is the slight, convex shape given to columns in order to correct this illusion.
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	www.loggia.com /vignette/127b.html (67 words)

	Entasis: Definition of Entasis in Webster's Dictionary 1913 Edition - Wunder Dictionary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Entasis: Definition of Entasis in Webster's Dictionary 1913 Edition - Wunder Dictionary
		Entasis: Definition of Entasis in Webster's Dictionary 1913 Edition
		A slight convex swelling of the shaft of a column.
	websters.wunderdictionary.com /dictionary/def/english/entasis.html (31 words)

	Entasis
		The word "entasis" uses 7 letters: A E I N S S T.
		List shorter words within entasis, sorted by length
		List all words starting with entasis, words containing entasis or words ending with entasis
	www.morewords.com /word/entasis (154 words)

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		The genuine Venetian Entasis tapered is the finest architectural
		The Venetian Entasis taper is formulated to have true
		Venetian Entasis Flagpoles are available in aluminum, stainless steel,
	www.poletech.com /flagpole/ground.htm (287 words)

	Mikasa Entasis Crystal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
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	Greek Architecture: Parthenon
		He built a townhouse in an empty lot + tried to make it fit into the federal style of the buildings on either side, which meant they had columns on either side of the front door.
		All the other columns on the block had entasis, while his were dead straight and the result was awful.
		SO: entasis is a correction for the optical illusion
	www.academic.marist.edu /mainzer/notes04/avn04.htm (1539 words)

	entasis : Definition from the Online Dictionary at Datasegment.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		entasis : Definition from the Online Dictionary at Datasegment.com
		2 definitions found entasis - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 : Entasis *\En"tasis\**, n.
		[1913 Webster] entasis - WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) : entasis n : a slight convexity in the shaft of a column; compensates for the illusion of concavity that viewers experience when the sides are perfectly straight
	onlinedictionary.datasegment.com /word/Entasis (72 words)

	Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, page 461 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		On this page: Enomotia – Ensis – Entasis
		At Athens the e^oandV^s 5;/«7, as it was the ultimate and most efficacious remedy, drew with it also more penal consequences, as is explained under embateia.
		To correct this, a swelling outline, called entasis (Vitruv.
	www.ancientlibrary.com /smith-dgra/0468.html (695 words)

	Define Entasis : powered by In Dictionary (InDicitonary.com) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
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		"Entasis" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
		entasis n : a slight convexity in the shaft of a column; compensates for the illusion of concavity that viewers experience when the sides are perfectly straight [also: entases (pl)]
	www.indictionary.com /define/Entasis (253 words)

	CONTINENTAL ANTIQUE FURNITURE - A PAIR OF WILLIAM IV PALMWOOD COLUMN PEDESTALS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Each has an elaborate lacquered brass corinthian capital and turned foot.
		The capitals are surmounted by a stepped plinth and stand above solid palmwood columns with entasis.
		The whole is supported by a shallow stepped block plinth.
	www.lowdown.co.uk /items/bf07254.htm (232 words)

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	Browse words starting with entasis - More Words (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Browse words starting with entasis - More Words
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	www.morewords.com /browse/entasis (81 words)

	INDEX - MERIDIAN HILL - GREAT TERRACE DETAIL OF ENTASIS OF COLUMNS WEST END (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		INDEX - MERIDIAN HILL - GREAT TERRACE DETAIL OF ENTASIS OF COLUMNS WEST END
		GREAT TERRACE DETAIL OF ENTASIS OF COLUMNS WEST END
		GARDENS and ORCHARDS and COURTYARDS and PARADE GROUNDS and TERRACES and PLAZAS
	www.nps.gov /rocr/meridian/mhmaps/83176.htm (35 words)

	entasis
		entasis [Gr.,=stretching], the slight convex curvature of a classical
		This device, as used by Greek builders, was of extreme subtlety, the freehand curvature being merely sufficient to guard the contours of the column from any appearance of inward sagging.
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	ENTASIS DESIGN LIMITED credit report - Friday 19th August 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		ENTASIS DESIGN LIMITED credit report - Friday 19th August 2005
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	aperte design tidbits: Over-emphasis on Entasis
		The ionic pilasters look particularly swollen, like burgeoning pea pods!
		Now, it IS a Classical Revival building, but it looks like the ancient practice of entasis went a bit overboard, here.
		After all, it was developed to correct the visual illusion of the column appearing thinner in the middle section, and meant to result in an appearance of a straight and true column.
	apertedesign.typepad.com /tidbits/2005/04/overemphasis_on.html (107 words)

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