spandrel in English

noun
1
the almost triangular space between one side of the outer curve of an arch, a wall, and the ceiling or framework.
Relief panels containing scenes from the Childhood of Christ filled the triangular spandrels between the gables dominating the screen's facade.
noun
    spandril

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