In an arch or vault is the surface the top surface of the arch barrel. The outer (convex) curve of an arch
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Ex·tra'dos noun [ F.; prefix extra- outside + dos (L. dorsum ) the back.] (Architecture) The exterior curve of an arch; esp., the upper curved face of the whole body of voussoirs. See Intrados . Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/E/97