tombstone

Meaning

Noun

1. A grave marker, a stone slab or similar object marking a person's grave.
2. The symbol "∎" marking the end of a proof.
3. A marker that takes the place of deleted data, allowing for replication of the deletion across servers etc.
4. A crashdump.
5. An unusual morphological feature on an electrocardiogram indicative of acute myocardial infarction, characterized by a massive ST elevation.
6. A printed advertisement in a newspaper or magazine, typically having unadorned centered text in black and white, enclosed in a simple box.
7. A museum plaque or caption displaying information about a work of art or exhibited object.
8. (archaic, slang) A pawnbroker's ticket.

Verb

1. (UK, intransitive) To take part in tombstoning: to jump into the sea, etc. from a cliff or other high point so as to enter the water vertically straight.
2. For a surfboard to stand upright half-submerged in the water (like a tombstone, above) because the surfer is underwater with his or her legrope pulled tight. Often this indicates a surfer in difficulty, either held down by the power of a wave or unconscious and unable to get to the surface.
3. (transitive) To replace (an object or data) with a tombstone marker.

Synonyms

gravestone

headstone

🪦

monument

grave

🪦

memorial

statue

graveyard

tomb slab

stone

🪨

tomb

grave marker

Headstone

grave monument

memorial stone

Translations

lapide

Grabstein

lápide

pierre tombale

lápida

grafsteen

ταφόπλακα

pietra tombale

Leichenstein

zerk

làpida

lastra tombale

lapis

🪨

tombe

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tuːmstəʊn/

Etymology

From tomb + stone.