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noun Architecture.
the underside of an architectural feature, as a beam, arch, ceiling, vault, or cornice.
Origin:
1605–15; < French soffite < Italian soffitto < Vulgar Latin *suffīctus, for Latin suffīxus; see suffix
1605–15; < French soffite < Italian soffitto < Vulgar Latin *suffīctus, for Latin suffīxus; see suffix
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Soffit
is always a great word to know.
So is bearing. Does it mean:
| a supporting part of a structure; the area of contact between a supporting beam and other underlying support |
| a vault with a circular plan and usually in the form of a portion of a sphere |
Example Sentences
- The flat roof with its overhanging soffit reinforces the sprawling horizontal design.
- Close inspection and soffit removal will entail working up under the eaves.
- The soffit is partially in the doorway as it is and is not even centered between the two windows.
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World English Dictionary
| soffit (ˈsɒfɪt) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the underside of a part of a building or a structural component, such as an arch, beam, stair, etc |
| 2. | Compare invert crown, Also called: vertex the upper inner surface of a drain or sewer |
| [C17: via French from Italian soffitto, from Latin suffixus something fixed underneath, from suffīgere, from sub- under + fīgere to fasten] | |
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Word Origin & History
soffit
1613, from It. soffita, fem. of soffitto "ceiling," originally "fixed beneath," from L. sub- "under" + pp. of figere "to fix, fasten" (see fix).
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