"acroterium" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌækɹəˈtɪəɹi.əm/ Forms: acroteria [plural]
Etymology: From Latin acrōtērium, from Ancient Greek ἀκρωτήριον (akrōtḗrion); related to ἄκρος (ákros, “highest, at the extremity”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|acrōtērium}} Latin acrōtērium, {{der|en|grc|ἀκρωτήριον}} Ancient Greek ἀκρωτήριον (akrōtḗrion) Head templates: {{en-noun|acroteria}} acroterium (plural acroteria)
  1. (architecture) One of the small pedestals, for statues or other ornaments, placed on the apex and at the basal angles of a pediment, or upon the gables in Gothic architecture. Categories (topical): Architecture Translations (small pedestal for a statue or ornament): akroterion (Finnish), acrotère [masculine] (French), acraitéiriam [masculine] (Irish), acroterio [masculine] (Italian), akrotērijs [masculine] (Latvian), akroterion [masculine] (Polish), akroterium [neuter] (Polish), naszczytnik [masculine] (Polish), acrotério [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-acroterium-en-noun-WxXeZGD1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 60 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 60 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 60 40 Topics: architecture Disambiguation of 'small pedestal for a statue or ornament': 70 30
  2. One of the pedestals, for vases or statues, forming a part roof balustrade.
    Sense id: en-acroterium-en-noun-HTCzEnHd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: acroterion, acroter

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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