Found 2 items, similar to spandrel.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: spandrel spandrel n : an approximately triangular surface area between two adjacent arches and the horizontal plane above them [syn: spandril]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Spandrel Spandrel \Span"drel\, n. [From Span.] 1. (Arch.) The irregular triangular space between the curve of an arch and the inclosing right angle; or the space between the outer moldings of two contiguous arches and a horizontal line above them, or another arch above and inclosing them. [1913 Webster] 2. A narrow mat or passe partout for a picture. [Cant] [1913 Webster]