acroterium

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

acroterio

acrotèrio

sinonimi

acroterion

acroter

foreland

mull

promontory

headland

cape

Traduzioni

acrotério

acrotère

acrotera

Akroterion

akroterion

Akroterie

acroterium

acroteri

acroterie

acroterium

Akroter

acroterio

ακρωτήριο

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˌækɹəˈtɪəɹi.əm/

Etimologia (Inglese)

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