Meanings
plural acroters · alternative akroterion · alternative acroterion · alternative acroterium
- architectureAn acroterium.
It is a very elegant building, with four supporting Tuscan columns on pedestals, a cornice with a carved wooden valance, and an acroter with square pear-shaped balusters continuing round to the outer wall
2007, Galila El Kadi, Alain Bonnamy, Architecture for the Dead : Cairo's Medieval Necropolis, page 191
Origin
- Ancient Greekἀκρωτήριον
- Latinacrōtērium
- Frenchacrotère
- Englishacroter
From French acrotère, from Latin acrōtērium, from Ancient Greek ἀκρωτήριον (akrōtḗrion), from ἄκρος (ákros) + -τήριον (-tḗrion). Doublet of acroterium.
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acroter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acroter
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