soffit

soffit
noun /ˈsɒf.ɪt,ˈsɑ.fɪt/

If the soffit is to be sloping, simply attach the soffit board(s) to the underside of the rafters, butting the edges tight against the fascia board in front and the barn siding in the back.

b) 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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  • Soffit — (from French soffite , Italian soffitto , formed as a ceiling; directly from suffictus for suffixus , Latin suffigere , to fix underneath), in architecture, describes the underside of any construction element. Examples of soffits include: * the… …   Wikipedia

  • Soffit — Sof fit, n. [It. soffitta, soffitto, fr. soffiggere to hide, properly, to fix or fasten under, L. suffigere to fasten beneath or below; sub under, beneath + figere to fix, faste: cf. F. soffite.] (Arch.) The under side of the subordinate parts… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • soffit — 1610s, from It. soffita, fem. of soffitto ceiling, originally fixed beneath, from L. sub under (see SUB (Cf. sub )) + pp. of figere to fix, fasten (see FIX (Cf. fix)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • soffit — [säf′it] n. [Fr soffite < It soffitto < VL * suffictus, for L suffixus: see SUFFIX] 1. the horizontal underside of an eave, cornice, etc. 2. the intrados of an arch or vault …   English World dictionary

  • Soffit Cusp — ♦ Cusp springing from the flat soffit of an arched head, not from the chamfered side or edge (chamfer cusp). (Wood, Margaret. The English Medieval House, 414) …   Medieval glossary

  • soffit — noun Etymology: French soffite, from Italian soffitto, from Vulgar Latin *suffictus, past participle of Latin suffigere to fasten underneath more at suffix Date: 1592 the underside of a part or member of a building (as of an overhang or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • soffit — /sof it/, n. Archit. the underside of an architectural feature, as a beam, arch, ceiling, vault, or cornice. [1605 15; < F soffite < It soffitto < VL *suffictus, for L suffixus; see SUFFIX] * * * …   Universalium

  • Soffit — Hængende kulisse …   Danske encyklopædi

  • soffit — sof·fit || sÉ‘fɪt / sÉ’f n. (Architecture) bottom side of a component of a building (staircase, arch, a balcony, overhanging eaves etc.) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • soffit —    The underside of an architectural member such as an arch, lintel, cornice, or stairway. (pr. sah fit) Also see intrados …   Glossary of Art Terms

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