Definitions for imbrex

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imbrex im·brex

Spelling: [im-breks, -briks]

IPA: /ˈɪm brɛks, -brɪks/

Imbrex is a 6 letter English word.

You can make 74 anagrams from letters in imbrex (beimrx).

Definitions for imbrex

noun

1. a convex tile, used especially in ancient Rome to cover joints in a tile roof.
2. Architecture. one of the scales in ornamental imbrication.

Origin of imbrex

1855-60; Latin, equivalent to imbr- (stem of imber) rainstorm + -ex noun suffix

Examples for imbrex

In the simpler type of roof the imbrex is semicircular, but in some of the Greek temples it has vertical sides and an angular top.