"obelisk"
Definition:
- An upright, four-sided pillar, gradually tapering as it rises, and terminating in a pyramid called pyramidion. It is ordinarily monolithic. Egyptian obelisks are commonly covered with hieroglyphic writing from top to bottom.
- A mark of reference; -- called also dagger [/]. See Dagger, n., 2.
- To mark or designate with an obelisk.
Web Definitions for obelisk
- a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top
- dagger: a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn - An obelisk (Greek ὀβελίσκος [obeliskos], diminutive of ὀβελός [obelos], "needle") is a tall, narrow, four-sided, tapering monument which ends in a pyramidal top. Ancient obelisks were made of a single piece of stone (a monolith). ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obelisk - The Obelisk entrance (German Obeliskportal) constitutes the eastern limit of Sanssouci Park in Potsdam, Germany. Following plans by Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff, Frederick the Great ordered in 1747 that this exit from the park be built.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obelisk (Sanssouci) - A tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point, frequently used as a monument; The dagger sign (†), especially when used as a reference mark
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/obelisk - A tapering, four-sided pillar of stone which was usually inscribed with hieroglyphs to honour a pharaoh. Most were made of granite. The biggest Egyptian obelisk now stands in Rome and is nearly 31 metres tall. The biggest still in Egypt is 29.5 metres high and is estimated to weigh over 300 tonnes.
homepage.powerup.com.au/~ancient/gloss.htm - four sided shafts of stone that were cult objects or monuments originating in the Old Kingdom of ancient Egypt; for the ancient Egyptians, the ...
ablemedia.com/ctcweb/glossary/glossaryo.html - a tall, tapering shaft of stone, usually monolithic, of square or rectangle section and ending pyramidally
library.thinkquest.org/3786/glossary.html - a four-sided stone pillar set up as a monument or landmark
www.idealcity.org.au/glossary.html - is the monument that points straight up and has four sides It is the original style of the one used by the Egyptians for measuring time by the sun. ...
www.nsta.org/publications/interactive/aws-din/glossary.aspx - An Egyptian monument with a tall, tapering shaft of stone with a pyramidal top.
www.uwec.edu/geOGrApHY/Ivogeler/w367/styles/terms.htm - A tall four-sided pillar of stone that narrows to a pyramid shape on top.
www.fi.edu/time/Journey/Sundials/vocabsd.htm - An upright four sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid.
www.tributesofhonour.info/php/wm_mon_definitions.php - monolith stone pillar, with square sides tapering to a pyramidal, often gilded, top
www.mpmbooks.com/amelia/GLOSSARY.HTM - A single tapering rectangular block of stone. The movie 2001: A Space Odyssey had obelisks as a central part of the story. ...
www.mindconnection.com/stores/art/artglossary.htm - a tapering pillar of square section, with a pointed top
www.humanities.mcmaster.ca/~georgem/3g03/terms.html - Though the name is derived from the Greek obeliskos, meaning "a small spit",
www.vintageviews.org/vv-tl/pages/Cem_Glossary.htm - a tall, thin, four-sided, tapering grave monument which ends in a pyramidal top
www.taph.com/deadgirls-dictionary/3.html - a tall, thin, tapering structure or monument. Popular as focal points in 18C landscape gardens; an upright, four-sided, tapered pillar that terminates in a pyramid; it may be inscribed or plain, and it is often placed prominently in the center of a pool, at the crown of a hill, or at the end of ...
www.copper-beech.com/glossary.html - a tall, rectangular object that tapers to a point at the top
www.gradesaver.com/classicnotes/titles/dorian/terms.html - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obelisk
www.123exp-architecture.com/t/00164099687/ - Tall, square stone monumental shaft with pyramidal top used in ancient Egypt. The form, on a small scale in alabaster, is used as a decorative ornament in Directoire, Empire and contemporary interiors.
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