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Showing words for ENTASIS using the English dictionary
7 Letter Words for Entasis
entasis, nasties, seitans, sestina, tansies, tisanes
6 Letter Words for Entasis
anesis, anises, assent, insets, sainte, saints, sanest, sanies, sansei, sasine, satine, satins, seitan, sestia, sients, siesta, sisten, snaste, stains, stanes, steans, steins, stenia, tassie, tenias, tensas, tessin, tineas, tisane
5 Letter Words for Entasis
anise, antes, antis, asset, easts, ensis, entia, entsi, etnas, insea, inset, nates, neats, neist, nests, nisse, saine, sains, saint, saist, sanes, sanit, sansi, sants, sasin, sates, satin, satis, seans, seats, senas, senit, sensa, senti, sents, sesti, siena, siens, sient, siest, sines, sites, snast, snies, snite, snits, stain, stane, stean, stein, stens, sties, stine, tains, taise, tasse, tenai, tenia, tiens, tinea, tines, tsine
4 Letter Words for Entasis
aine, ains, aint, aits, anes, anet, anis, ansi, ante, anti, ants, asin, asse, assi, assn, asst, ates, atis, eans, east, eats, ests, etas, etna, inst, inta, isnt, itas, nais, nasi, nast, nats, neat, ness, nest, neti, nets, nies, nist, nits, sain, sais, sane, sans, sant, sate, sati, sean, seas, seat, seis, seit, sena, sens, sent, seta, sets, sian, sien, sina, sine, sins, sise, sist, sita, site, sits, snit, sten, stie, taen, tain, tais, tane, tans, tass, tean, teas, tens, tien, ties, tine, tins, tsia
3 Letter Words for Entasis
aes, ain, ais, ait, ane, ans, ant, ase, ass, ast, ate, ean, eas, eat, ens, ess, est, eta, ins, int, ise, isn, ist, ita, its, nae, nas, nat, nea, nei, net, nie, nis, nit, sai, san, sat, sea, sei, sen, set, sie, sin, sis, sit, sse, sta, tai, tan, tas, tea, ten, tes, tie, tin, tis, tsi, tss
Definitions for Entasis
[1] a slight convexity given to a column or tower, as to correct an optical illusion.
[2] a slightly convex curve given to the shaft of a column, pier, or similar structure, to correct the illusion of concavity produced by a straight shaft
[3] Also called: entasia (ɛnˈteɪzɪə ) physiol an involuntary or spasmodic muscular contraction
Words nearby Entasis
entamoeba, entangle, entanglement, entangling alliances with none, entasia, entasis, entebbe, entelechy, entellus, entente, entente cordiale
Origin of Entasis
1745–55; < Greek, equivalent to enta- (variant stem of enteínein to stretch tight, equivalent to en- en-2 + teínein to stretch) + -sis -sis
Word origin for Entasis
C18: from Greek, from enteinein to stretch tight, from teinein to stretch