obelisk meaning
ENWObelisk
- An obelisk (UK: /ˈɒbəlɪsk/; US: /ˈɑːbəlɪsk/, from Ancient Greek: ὀβελίσκος obeliskos; diminutive of ὀβελός obelos, "spit, nail, pointed pillar") is a tall, four-sided, narrow tapering monument which ends in a pyramid-like shape at the top.
- The term stele is generally used for other monumental, upright, inscribed, sculpted stones.
- ^ ὀβελίσκος. Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project.
- ^ Harper, Douglas. "obelisk". Online Etymology Dictionary.
- ^ οβελός in Liddell and Scott.
- NounPLobelisks
- A tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point, frequently used as a monument.
- The Washington Monument is often described as an obelisk, and sometimes even as a “true obelisk,” even though it is not. A true obelisk is a monolith, a pylon formed out of a single piece of stone.
- (printing) The dagger sign (†), especially when used as a reference mark.
- A tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point, frequently used as a monument.
Definition of obelisk in English Dictionary
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Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "obelisk" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun.