acroter

English

Alternative forms

• akroterion (fully Hellenic form)
• acroterion (semi-Latinized form)
• acroterium (fully Latinized form)

Etymology

From French acrotère, from Latin acrōtērium, from Ancient Greek ἀκρωτήριον (akrōtḗrion), from ἄκρος (ákros) +‎ -τήριον (-tḗrion). Doublet of acroterium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈækɹətə(ɹ)/

Noun

acroter (plural acroters)

1. (architecture) An acroterium.
   • 2007, Galila El Kadi, Alain Bonnamy, Architecture for the Dead : Cairo's Medieval Necropolis, page 191:

     It is a very elegant building, with four supporting Tuscan columns on pedestals, a cornice with a carved wooden valance, and an acroter with square pear-shaped balusters continuing round to the outer wall

References

• “acroter”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Carreto, Cerrato, Creator, creator, reactor