köşeli sütun

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Definition of köşeli sütun in Turkish English dictionary

obelisk

The dagger sign (†), especially when used as a reference mark

A tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point, frequently used as a monument

a square shaft with pyramidal top, usually monumental or commemorative

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

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

To mark or designate with an obelisk

Egyptian obelisks are commonly covered with hieroglyphic writing from top to bottom

a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top

{i} tall four-sided stone pillar tapering to a pyramidal top

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

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

The dagger sign (†), especially when used as a reference mark

An upright, four-sided pillar, gradually tapering as it rises, and ending in a pyramid called a pyramidion

See Dagger, n

An upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid

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

(See Dagger )

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

a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote

A mark of reference; called also dagger [†]

Related Terms

dört köşeli sütun

pilaster

Hyphenation

kö·şe·li sü·tun