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socle

/ˈsoʊkəl/

socle noun: a low plinth or pedestal used to display a statue or other artwork.

socle: a low plinth or pedestal used to display a statue or other artwork
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Noun

socle (plural socles)

  1. A low plinth or pedestal used to display a statue or other artwork.
    Synonyms:
    zocco
  2. A plain face or plinth at the foot of a wall.
  3. (ring theory) The sum of the minimal normal submodules of a given R-module of a given ring R.
  4. The subgroup generated by the minimal normal subgroups of a given group.

Synonyms of socle

Forms of socle

pluralsocles
alternative formzocle

Origin of socle

From French socle, from Italian zoccolo (“wooden shoe”), from Latin socculus, diminutive of soccus (“sock”). Doublet of zoccolo.

Words that rhyme with socle

Questions about socle

What does socle mean?
Socle means a low plinth or pedestal used to display a statue or other artwork.
What part of speech is socle?
Socle is a noun.
How do you pronounce socle?
Socle is pronounced /ˈsoʊkəl/.
What is the plural of socle?
The plural of socle is socles.

Words near socle in the dictionary

  1. socksies
  2. sockwear
  3. Sockwell
  4. Sockwells
  5. socky
  6. socle
  7. socles
  8. socman
  9. socmanry
  10. socmans
  11. socmed

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