acroterium

Significat (Anglès)

1. 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.
2. One of the pedestals, for vases or statues, forming a part roof balustrade.

Conceptes

acroteri

Sinònims

acroterion

acroter

foreland

mull

promontory

headland

cape

Traduccions

acrotère

acrotério

Akroterion

akroterion

acrotera

acroterio

acrotèrio

acroterium

acroterio

acroterie

acroterium

Akroter

ακρωτήριο

Akroterie

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˌækɹəˈtɪəɹi.əm/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From Latin acrōtērium, from Ancient Greek ἀκρωτήριον (akrōtḗrion); related to ἄκρος (ákros, “highest, at the extremity”).