soffit

Betekenis (Engels)

1. The visible underside of an arch, balcony, beam, cornice, staircase, vault or any other architectural element.
2. The top point of the inside open section of a pipe or box conduit.

Sinonieme

balustrade

base plate

intrados

lintel

sole

stairs

subface

base surface

plancier

back surface

bottom surface

basal face

lower plane

arch soffit

stair soffit

lintel soffit

Vertalings

soffite

sofito

sofito

Untersicht

taban

Stiege

escalinata

سلّم

Treppenflur

eines Gewölbes

Stiegenhaus

badalot

Soffitte

Soffite

Treppenhaus

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈsɒf.ɪt/

Etimologie (Engels)

From French soffite, from Italian soffitto, from Vulgar Latin *suffīctus, perfect passive participle of Latin suffīgō (“to fasten or fix onto”).