"cyclopean" meaning in English

See cyclopean in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈsaɪkləʊpi.ən/ [UK], /ˌsaɪkləˈpiː.ən/ [UK] Forms: more cyclopean [comparative], most cyclopean [superlative]
Etymology: From cyclops + -ean. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|cyclops|ean}} cyclops + -ean Head templates: {{en-adj}} cyclopean (comparative more cyclopean, superlative most cyclopean)
  1. (mythology) Suggestive of a cyclops. Categories (topical): Mythology
    Sense id: en-cyclopean-en-adj-yiHZi-qz Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
  2. (masonry) Fitted together of huge irregular stones. Categories (topical): Masonry, Size
    Sense id: en-cyclopean-en-adj-oWcBbaZ0 Disambiguation of Size: 0 100 0 0 Topics: business, construction, manufacturing, masonry
  3. (by extension) Massive in stature. Tags: broadly Translations (massive in stature): ciclopi (Catalan), olbrzymi [masculine] (Polish), endamlı (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-cyclopean-en-adj-uHN9mCEj Disambiguation of 'massive in stature': 2 2 95 1
  4. (of an image) Created by combining two images.
    Sense id: en-cyclopean-en-adj-TDbYvrfh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ean, English terms with optional capitalization, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 16 20 46 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ean: 14 18 15 52 Disambiguation of English terms with optional capitalization: 20 17 15 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 13 12 63 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 14 7 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 6 8 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 24 18 12 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 22 26 10 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 24 17 12 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Cyclopean, cyclopian Derived forms: Cyclopean architecture, cyclopean stairs, hypercyclopean

Alternative forms

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