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(İnşaat) çelik elektrik direği
pylon
{i} sütun
obelisk
dikilitaş
pylon
çelik çıngı direği
obelisk
köşeli sütun
obelisk
dört köşeli sütun
obelisk
başvurma işareti
obelisk
{i} başvurma işareti (yazı)
obelisk
{i} dikili taş
obelisk
{i} obelisk
pylon
{i} pilon
pylon
{i} direk
pylon
{i} çelik direk, pilon
pylon
{i} işaret kulesi
pylon
(Tıp) Sun'i bacak
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Definition of an obelisk in Turkish Turkish dictionary

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Dikili taş
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obelisk
The dagger sign (†), especially when used as a reference mark
obelisk
A tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point, frequently used as a monument
obelisk
a square shaft with pyramidal top, usually monumental or commemorative
obelisk
{n} a pyramid, a mark used in printing
obelisk
An obelisk is a tall stone pillar that has been built in honour of a person or an important event. a tall pointed stone pillar, built to remind people of an event or of someone who has died (obeliscus, from , from obelos ). Tapered four-sided pillar, originally erected in pairs at the entrance to ancient Egyptian temples. The Egyptian obelisk was carved from a single piece of stone, usually granite, and embellished with hieroglyphics. It was wider at its square or rectangular base than at its pyramidal top, and could be over 100 ft (30 m) high. During the Roman empire, many obelisks were transported from Egypt to Italy. A well-known modern obelisk is the Washington Monument
obelisk
A tapering four-sided pillar made of stone It is said that some of the obelisk at the Temple of Karnek were plated in gold, to catch the sun's rays
obelisk
To mark or designate with an obelisk
obelisk
Egyptian obelisks are commonly covered with hieroglyphic writing from top to bottom
obelisk
a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top
obelisk
{i} tall four-sided stone pillar tapering to a pyramidal top
obelisk
Vertical stone pillar of needle shape with pyramidion on the top Its origin ties it to the Egyptian sun cult They are always carved from a single stone The tapered top part of them were usually covered with gold or electrum
obelisk
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 a terrace walk
obelisk
The dagger sign (†), especially when used as a reference mark
obelisk
An upright, four-sided pillar, gradually tapering as it rises, and ending in a pyramid called a pyramidion
obelisk
See Dagger, n
obelisk
An upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid
obelisk
tall, tapered, four-sided monolith with a pyramid-shaped peak, associated with the power of the sun god; most were carved from pink granite quarried in Aswan and were either capped or clad entirely in electrum to reflect the rays of the sun
obelisk
(See Dagger )
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
obelisk
a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote
obelisk
A mark of reference; called also dagger [†]
obelisk
It is ordinarily monolithic
obelisk
An upright, four- sided pillar, gradually tapering as it rises, and terminating in a pyramid called pyramidion
obelisk
Though the name is derived from the Greek obeliskos, meaning "a small spit"
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Definition of an obelisk in Turkish English dictionary

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