Acroterium Definition

noun

(architecture) One of the small pedestals, for statues or other ornaments, placed on the apex and at the basal angles of a pediment, or upon the gables in Gothic architecture.

Wiktionary

One of the pedestals, for vases or statues, forming a part roof balustrade.

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Other Word Forms of Acroterium

Noun

Singular:
acroterium
Plural:
acroteria

Origin of Acroterium

  • Latin, from Ancient Greek; related to ἄκρος (akros, “highest, at the extremity”).

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