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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 en·ta·sis /ˈɛntəsɪs/
 圓柱收分曲線,酒壺式的構造

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 En·ta·sis n.
 1. Arch. A slight convex swelling of the shaft of a column.
 2. Med. Same as Entasia.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 entasis
      n : a slight convexity in the shaft of a column; compensates for
          the illusion of concavity that viewers experience when
          the sides are perfectly straight
      [also: entases (pl)]