acroterium
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English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin acrōtērium, from Ancient Greek ἀκρωτήριον (akrōtḗrion); related to ἄκρος (ákros, “highest, at the extremity”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]acroterium (plural acroteria)
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- (architecture) 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.
- One of the pedestals, for vases or statues, forming a part roof balustrade.
Translations
[edit]small pedestal for a statue or ornament
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