The process of removing or adjusting the temporary supporting structure (centering) used during construction of arches or vaults.
From 'centre' or 'center' (from Latin 'centrum') with the prefix 'ec-' and gerund '-ing'. In construction, it means removing the central support frame once concrete or stone has set.
When builders complete an arch or bridge, they have to carefully remove the wooden scaffolding that held everything in place—this dramatic moment when the structure 'takes its own weight' is called eccentring!
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