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Soffit

/ˈsɑ.fɪt/

The visible underside of an arch, balcony, beam, cornice, staircase, vault or any other architectural element.

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noun

1
The visible underside of an arch, balcony, beam, cornice, staircase, vault or any other architectural element.
2
(pipe technology) 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."

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eavesnoun	(architecture) The underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building.
ossaturenoun	A skeletal framework; an underlying structure.
roofnoun	(architecture) The external covering at the top of a building.
deck floornoun	(architecture) A floor which also serves as a roof, as of a belfry or balcony.
offsetverb	(transitive) To counteract or compensate for, by applying a change in the opposite direction.
ceilingnoun	The overhead closure of a room.
rooftopnoun	(somewhat formal) The area atop a roof.
window stoolnoun	(architecture) A horizontal board, usually made of wood, on a windowsill, fitted against the bottom rail of the lower sash.
counterfacadenoun	(architecture) An inner wall of a church's facade.
lookoutnoun	A person on watch for approaching enemy, police, danger, etc.
transomnoun	(architecture) A crosspiece over a door; a lintel.
foreshootverb	To go too far forward; overshoot.
balconynoun	(architecture) An accessible structure extending from a building, especially outside a window.
transom windownoun	(architecture) A window above a door or another window.
upfloornoun	(architecture) An upper storey, especially a gallery or arcade above the arches of the nave, choir, and transepts of a church.
summernoun	One of four seasons, traditionally the second, marked by the longest and typically hottest days of the year due to the inclination of the Earth and thermal lag. Typically regarded as spanning either the period between the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox, or the months of June, July, and August in the Northern Hemisphere and the months of December, January and February in the Southern Hemisphere.
sofanoun	(furniture) An upholstered seat with a raised back and one or two raised ends, long enough to comfortably accommodate two or more people.
soclenoun	(architecture) A low plinth or pedestal used to display a statue or other artwork.
anconnoun	(anatomy) The elbow.
sabatnoun	(architecture) A roofing structure with the street beneath it in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern architecture, serving to support buildings or to cool pedestrians by maximizing daytime shade and accelerating breezes.