soffit

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

soffite

échelle

🪜

escalier

Synonymes

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

Traductions

sofito

sofito

taban

Untersicht

escalinata

Stiege

سلّم

eines Gewölbes

badalot

Treppenflur

Stiegenhaus

Treppenhaus

Soffitte

Soffite

Treppe

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈsɒf.ɪt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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