Definition of spandrel in English:

spandrel

noun ˈspandrɪlˈspændrəl

Architecture

1The almost triangular space between one side of the outer curve of an arch, a wall, and the ceiling or framework.
〔建筑〕拱肩
Example sentencesExamples
- The building service core is a solid, while transparency is achieved through variations in a curtain wall composed of vision, spandrel, and fritted glass.
- The new tower appears in Bayard's photograph of 1851, yet Ruskin's spandrel is just visible - still unscathed.
- On the rear wall is a kind of private chapel, a wall niche framed by pilasters and faced with spandrels with inlaid vegetal ornament, which shelters an altar.
- About 1,100 glass panels, including windows and spandrels, were blown out.
- Relief panels containing scenes from the Childhood of Christ filled the triangular spandrels between the gables dominating the screen's facade.
1. 1.1 The space between the shoulders of adjoining arches and the ceiling or moulding above.
  拱门下的三角形空间，上下层窗间墙

Origin

Late Middle English: perhaps from Anglo-Norman French spaund(e)re, or from espaundre 'expand'.

Definition of spandrel in US English:

spandrel

nounˈspændrəlˈspandrəl

Architecture

1The almost triangular space between one side of the outer curve of an arch, a wall, and the ceiling or framework.
〔建筑〕拱肩
Example sentencesExamples
- The new tower appears in Bayard's photograph of 1851, yet Ruskin's spandrel is just visible - still unscathed.
- Relief panels containing scenes from the Childhood of Christ filled the triangular spandrels between the gables dominating the screen's facade.
- On the rear wall is a kind of private chapel, a wall niche framed by pilasters and faced with spandrels with inlaid vegetal ornament, which shelters an altar.
- The building service core is a solid, while transparency is achieved through variations in a curtain wall composed of vision, spandrel, and fritted glass.
- About 1,100 glass panels, including windows and spandrels, were blown out.
1. 1.1 The space between the shoulders of adjoining arches and the ceiling or molding above.
  拱门下的三角形空间，上下层窗间墙

Origin

Late Middle English: perhaps from Anglo-Norman French spaund(e)re, or from espaundre ‘expand’.

单词	spandrel
释义	Definition of spandrel in English: spandrel noun ˈspandrɪlˈspændrəl Architecture 1The almost triangular space between one side of the outer curve of an arch, a wall, and the ceiling or framework. 〔建筑〕拱肩 Example sentencesExamples The building service core is a solid, while transparency is achieved through variations in a curtain wall composed of vision, spandrel, and fritted glass. The new tower appears in Bayard's photograph of 1851, yet Ruskin's spandrel is just visible - still unscathed. On the rear wall is a kind of private chapel, a wall niche framed by pilasters and faced with spandrels with inlaid vegetal ornament, which shelters an altar. About 1,100 glass panels, including windows and spandrels, were blown out. Relief panels containing scenes from the Childhood of Christ filled the triangular spandrels between the gables dominating the screen's facade. 1.1 The space between the shoulders of adjoining arches and the ceiling or moulding above. 拱门下的三角形空间，上下层窗间墙 Origin Late Middle English: perhaps from Anglo-Norman French spaund(e)re, or from espaundre 'expand'. Definition of spandrel in US English: spandrel nounˈspændrəlˈspandrəl Architecture 1The almost triangular space between one side of the outer curve of an arch, a wall, and the ceiling or framework. 〔建筑〕拱肩 Example sentencesExamples The new tower appears in Bayard's photograph of 1851, yet Ruskin's spandrel is just visible - still unscathed. Relief panels containing scenes from the Childhood of Christ filled the triangular spandrels between the gables dominating the screen's facade. On the rear wall is a kind of private chapel, a wall niche framed by pilasters and faced with spandrels with inlaid vegetal ornament, which shelters an altar. The building service core is a solid, while transparency is achieved through variations in a curtain wall composed of vision, spandrel, and fritted glass. About 1,100 glass panels, including windows and spandrels, were blown out. 1.1 The space between the shoulders of adjoining arches and the ceiling or molding above. 拱门下的三角形空间，上下层窗间墙 Origin Late Middle English: perhaps from Anglo-Norman French spaund(e)re, or from espaundre ‘expand’.
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