obelisk

noun · verbB1

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noun

Plural noun:

obelisksobelisc

1.
(architecture) A tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point, frequently used as a monument.
2.
(typography) Synonym of obelus.
3.
(virology) An RNA structure similar to a viroid, with a rod-like secondary structure, which comprises its own phylogenetic group.

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verb

V_es/s

obelisks

V_ing/Gerund

obelisking

V_ed/pp

obelisked

1.
(entomology, of a dragonfly) To adopt the obelisk posture; to point the tip of the abdomen towards the sun.

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Đồng nghĩa

aguillapylon stelaarchitecture aguilla, pylon, stela

Cùng gốc / liên quan

obeliscoidobeliskoid menhir pillar

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ine-pro thumb|upright|The Obelisk of Theodosius (sense 1), which was originally erect#Verb|erected by Pharaoh Thutmose III around 1490 in [[Egypt, then transported by the Roman emperor Theodosius I and installed in the Hippodrome of Constantinople (in modern-day Istanbul, Turkey) in 390.]]