socle

Meaning

1. A low plinth or pedestal used to display a statue or other artwork.
2. A plain face or plinth at the foot of a wall.
3. The sum of the minimal normal submodules of a given R-module of a given ring R.
4. The subgroup generated by the minimal normal subgroups of a given group.

Synonyms

plinth

base

pedestal

foundation

heel

patten

f./

basis

shelf

toe

Zoccola

stylopodium

tube base

foot /ft.

bent

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsoʊkəl/

Etymology

From French socle, from Italian zoccolo (“wooden shoe”), from Latin socculus, diminutive of soccus (“sock”). Doublet of zoccolo.