fastigium
/fæsˈtɪd͡ʒ.i.əm/
fastigium noun: an apex or summit; culmination.
Noun
fastigium (plural fastigia)
- An apex or summit; culmination.
- A pediment or gable end.
- The most intense phase of a disease, especially a fever.
- [W]e find that the duration and succession of the febrile phenomena constitute five principal groups. […] 2. Fevers which are essentially continuous in their course (continued fevers), which exhibit but slight daily differences of temperature during their fastigium or acme, and defervesce rapidly...1871, C[arl Reinhold] A[ugust] Wunderlich, “Fundamental Principles”, in W. Bathurst Woodman, transl., On the Temperature in Diseases: A Manual of Medical Thermometry. … Translated from the Second...
fastigium meaning in Tamil
fastigium in Tamil
- உச்சகட்டம், கூர்இமை, நோய்த் தாக்க உச்சநிலை
Forms of fastigium
| plural | fastigia |
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Origin of fastigium
Borrowed from Latin fastigium.
Words formed from fastigium
Questions about fastigium
- What does fastigium mean?
- Fastigium means an apex or summit; culmination.
- What is fastigium in Tamil?
- Fastigium in Tamil is உச்சகட்டம், கூர்இமை, நோய்த் தாக்க உச்சநிலை. See Fastigium meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is fastigium?
- Fastigium is a noun.
- How do you pronounce fastigium?
- Fastigium is pronounced /fæsˈtɪd͡ʒ.i.əm/.
- What is the plural of fastigium?
- The plural of fastigium is fastigia.
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