antefix

English - Turkish

Definition of antefix in English Turkish dictionary

antefiks

yüz tuğlası

(Mimarlık) atefiks

kiremit ağızlığı arch

English - English

Definition of antefix in English English dictionary

Any decoration serving to cover the ends of roofing tiles

The vertical blocks which terminate the covering tiles of the roof of a Roman, Etruscan, or Greek temple

carved ornament at the eaves of a tile roof concealing the joints between tiles

An ornament fixed upon a frieze

An ornament of the cymatium of a classic cornice, sometimes pierced for the escape of water

{i} (Architecture) ornament placed at the eave of a tiled roof to conceal the joints where the tiles meet; ornament located above the top molding of a cornice; ornament of a frieze

An ornament at the eaves, concealing the ends of the joint tiles of the roof

Hyphenation

an·te·fix

Etymology

() From Latin antefixa, from past participle of antefigo (“to fasten in front of”)