Soffit definition

Soffit

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WordNet

(1) The underside of a part of a building (such as an arch or overhang or beam etc.)

WiktionaryText

From soffite, from soffitto, from sof- ‘under’ + past participle of figgere ‘to fix’.

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