stele

See also stèle

English

Wikipedia

The gravestone of Pollis (c. 480 BCE), a funerary stele of a hoplite from Megara. It is in the collection of the Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades, California, USA.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek στήλη (stēlē, “pillar”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /stiːl/, /ˈstiːli/
• Homophones: steal, steel

Noun

stele (plural steles)

1. (archaeology) A tall, slender stone monument, often with writing carved into its surface
   • Alternative forms: stela
2. (botany) The central core of the root and shoot system, especially including the vascular tissue.
3. (archery) The body of the arrow.

Derived terms

actinostele atactostele dictyostele

eustele haplostele plectostele

protostele siphonostele solenostele

Translations

(archaeology) tall, slender stone monument

Czech: stéla (cs) f.

(botany) central core of the root and shoot system

(archery) the body of an arrow

Anagrams

• leets
• sleet
• steel
• teles

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Dutch

Verb

stele

1. singular present subjunctive of stelen.

Anagrams

• leest, sleet, slete, steel

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Istro-Romanian

Noun

stele f. (plural form of ste)

1. stars

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈstɛ.le/
• Rhymes: -ɛle
• Hyphenation: stè‧le

Noun

stele f. inv.

1. stele (all senses)

Anagrams

• leste

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Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈstele]

Noun

stele f. pl.

1. Plural form of stea.

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Swedish

Adjective

stele

1. absolute definite natural masculine form of stel.