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socles

socles is the plural of socle.

Meaning of socle

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.

Questions about socles

What is socles the plural of?
Socles is the plural of socle.

Words near socles in the dictionary

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

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