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acroter

/ˈækɹətə(ɹ)/

acroter noun: an acroterium.

Noun

acroter (plural acroters)

  1. An acroterium.
    • It is a very elegant building, with four supporting Tuscan columns on pedestals, a cornice with a carved wooden valance, and an acroter with square pear-shaped balusters continuing round to the outer wall2007, Galila El Kadi, Alain Bonnamy, Architecture for the Dead : Cairo's Medieval Necropolis, page 191

acroter meaning in Bengali

acroter in Bengali

মন্দিরের চূড়ার ভাস্কর্যযুক্ত পাদপীঠ

Forms of acroter

pluralacroters
alternative formakroterion
alternative formacroterion
alternative formacroterium

Origin of acroter

From French acrotère, from Latin acrōtērium, from Ancient Greek ἀκρωτήριον (akrōtḗrion), from ἄκρος (ákros) + -τήριον (-tḗrion). Doublet of acroterium.

Questions about acroter

What does acroter mean?
Acroter means an acroterium.
What is acroter in Bengali?
Acroter in Bengali is মন্দিরের চূড়ার ভাস্কর্যযুক্ত পাদপীঠ. See Acroter meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is acroter?
Acroter is a noun.
How do you pronounce acroter?
Acroter is pronounced /ˈækɹətə(ɹ)/.
What is the plural of acroter?
The plural of acroter is acroters.

Words near acroter in the dictionary

  1. acrotarsium
  2. acroteleutic
  3. acroteleutics
  4. acrotelm
  5. acrotelms
  6. acroter
  7. acrotergite
  8. acrotergites
  9. acroteria
  10. acroterial
  11. acroteric

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