acroterium (English, noun)
expansion: acroterium (plural acroteria)
Senses:
topics: architecture
glosses: 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.
glosses: One of the pedestals, for vases or statues, forming a part roof balustrade.
Forms:
form: acroteria
tags: plural
form: acroterion
tags: alternative
form: acroter
tags: alternative