capstone

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. Any of the stones making up the top layer of a wall; a coping stone.
2. (figuratively) A crowning achievement, culmination or finishing touch.

Verb

1. (transitive) To complete as a crowning achievement; to top off.
2. (US, informal, transitive) To train in the Capstone Military Leadership Program.

Concepts

civière

clé de voûte

clef de voûte

clé d’arc

clef d’arc

Synonymes

copestone

coping stone

finishing touch

stretcher

finishing

headstone

🪦

keystone

perfection

polish

🇵🇱

cover

capping stone

end stone

finalisation

finalization

Traductions

اللمسة الأخيرة

cavalló

Höhepunkt

Krönung

Schlussstein

Deckstein

coronamento

concio in chiave

sluitsteen

cimo

🔝

clímax

cume

ponto crucial

coroamento

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: capston

In summary

From Middle English capston; equivalent to cap + stone.