acroterium

Significado (Inglés)

  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.

Conceptos

acrotera

acroterio

Traducciones

Akroterion

akroterion

acroteri

acroterium

acroterie

acroterium

acrotèrio

Akroter

Akroterie

ακρωτήριο

Pronunciado como (IPA)
/ˌækɹəˈtɪəɹi.əm/
Etimología (Inglés)

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

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