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pulvino

Syllables: pul·vi·no/pʌlˈviːnəʊ/

pulvino noun: a dosseret shaped like an inverted pyramid, placed between the column capital and the arch base.

Noun

pulvino (plural pulvinos)

  1. A dosseret shaped like an inverted pyramid, placed between the column capital and the arch base.
  2. A structural element serving to distribute a load from a superimposed structure with higher mechanical resistance to a lower structure with lower resistance.

Forms of pulvino

pluralpulvinos

Origin of pulvino

Italian pulvino, from Latin pulvīnus (“cushion, pillow, bolster”). Doublet of pillow, polverine, pulvinus, pulvillus, and pulvinulus, as well as others.

Words that rhyme with pulvino

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Questions about pulvino

What does pulvino mean?
Pulvino means a dosseret shaped like an inverted pyramid, placed between the column capital and the arch base.
What part of speech is pulvino?
Pulvino is a noun.
How do you pronounce pulvino?
Pulvino is pronounced /pʌlˈviːnəʊ/.
What is the plural of pulvino?
The plural of pulvino is pulvinos.

Words near pulvino in the dictionary

  1. pulvini
  2. pulvinic acid
  3. pulviniform
  4. pulvinitid
  5. pulvinitids
  6. pulvino
  7. pulvinocortical
  8. pulvinoid
  9. pulvinoids
  10. pulvinone
  11. pulvinones

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