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語源

From Latin acrōtērium, from Ancient Greek ἀκρωτήριον (akrōtḗrion); related to ἄκρος (ákros, “highest, at the extremity”). By surface analysis, acro- +‎ Latin -tērium. Fully Latinized form. Doublet of acroter.

発音

• IPA: /ˌækɹəˈtɪəɹi.əm/

名詞

acroterium (plural acroteria)

1. (architecture) One of the small pedestals, for statues or other ornaments, placed on the apex and at the basal angles of a pediment, or upon the gables in Gothic architecture.
2. One of the pedestals, for vases or statues, forming a part roof balustrade.