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Entasis

Noun

en=ta=sis

WORDNET DICTIONARY

entasis(n = noun.shape) - a slight convexity in the shaft of a column; compensates for the illusion of concavity that viewers experience when the sides are perfectly straight;

is a kind of convex shape, convexity

Entasis, n. [NL., from Gr. a stretching; fr. ; in + to extend.].

Entasis, n. Archit. a slight convex curve in a column shaft to correct the visual illusion that straight sides give of curving inwards.

Etymology

mod.L f. Gk f. enteino to stretch