soffit.
The visible underside of an arch, balcony, beam, cornice, staircase, vault or any other architectural element.
Meaning & usage
The visible underside of an arch, balcony, beam, cornice, staircase, vault or any other architectural element.
The top point of the inside open section of a pipe or box conduit.
The elevation of the pipe soffit is 10.4 meters above mean sea level.
The vents on the bottom of the soffit should be open, and the vents on the side of the soffit should be closed.
Where this word comes from
From French soffite, from Italian soffitto, from Vulgar Latin *suffīctus, perfect passive participle of Latin suffīgō (“to fasten or fix onto”).
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