socle

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/ˈsoʊkəl/

noun

A low plinth or pedestal used to display a statue or other artwork.

Similar
zocco
OriginFrench socle ← Italian zoccolo ← Latin socculus →
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Meanings

nounsocle (plural socles)

plural socles · alternative zocle

  1. architectureA low plinth or pedestal used to display a statue or other artwork.

    Synonyms: zocco

  2. architectureA plain face or plinth at the foot of a wall.
  3. ring theoryalgebraThe sum of the minimal normal submodules of a given R-module of a given ring R.
  4. group theoryThe subgroup generated by the minimal normal subgroups of a given group.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA low plinth or pedestal used to display a statue or other artwork.

Similar
zocco
Also see
coradicalzocco

Origin

  1. Latinsocculus
  2. Italianzoccolo“wooden shoe”
  3. Frenchsocle
  4. Englishsocle

From French socle, from Italian zoccolo (“wooden shoe”), from Latin socculus, diminutive of soccus (“sock”). Doublet of zoccolo.

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Translations

Bulgarian цокъл, пиедестал
  • цокъл (cokăl)a plinth or pedestal
  • пиедестал (piedestal)a plinth or pedestal
Catalan sola, sòcol
  • solaa plinth or pedestal
  • sòcola plinth or pedestal
Chinese Mandarin 台座
  • 台座a plinth or pedestal
Esperanto soklo
  • sokloa plinth or pedestal
French socle
  • soclea plinth or pedestal
Italian zoccolo
  • zoccoloa plinth or pedestal
Russian пьедеста́л, цо́коль
  • пьедеста́л (pʹjedestál)a plinth or pedestal
  • цо́коль (cókolʹ)a plinth or pedestal
Swedish sockel
  • sockela plinth or pedestal

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with socle

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Anagrams

closecolesScole
Cite this entry
APA

socle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/socle

MLA

“socle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/socle. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “socle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/socle.

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