About The Word Pedestal
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Pedestal
Pedestal Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Pedestal?
[n] an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)
[n] a support or foundation; "the base of the lamp" [n] a position of great esteem (and supposed superiority); "they put him on a pedestal" Synonyms | Synonyms for Pedestal: base | footstall | plinth | stand Related Terms | Find terms related to Pedestal: aggrandize | apotheosize | baluster | balustrade | banister | base | caryatid | colonnade | column | dado | deify | die | dignify | elevate | ennoble | exalt | foot | footstalk | foundation | glorify | honor | idolize | jack | magnify | mounting | newel-post | pedicel | peduncle | pier | pilaster | pile | piling | pillar | platform | plinth | pole | post | queen-post | raise | revere | shaft | socle | staff | stalk | stanchion | stand | standard | stem | subbase | sublime | substructure | support | surbase | trunk | upright | uproar | worship See Also | brass monkey | column | dado | pillar | position | socle | staddle | status | support | trivet Pedestal In Webster's Dictionary \Ped"es*tal\, n. [Sp. pedestal; cf. F. pi['e]destal,
It. piedestallo; fr. L. es, pedis, foot + OHG. stal standing
place, station, place, akin to E. stall. See {Foot}, and
{Stall}, and {Footstall}.]
1. (Arch.) The base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp,
or the like; the part on which an upright work stands. It
consists of three parts, the base, the die or dado, and
the cornice or surbase molding. See Illust. of {Column}.
Build him a pedestal, and say, ``Stand there!''
--Cowper.
2.
(a) (Railroad Cars) A casting secured to the frame of a
truck and forming a jaw for holding a journal box.
(b) (Mach.) A pillow block; a low housing.
(c) (Bridge Building) An iron socket, or support, for the
foot of a brace at the end of a truss where it rests
on a pier.
{Pedestal coil} (steam Heating), a group of connected
straight pipes arranged side by side and one above
another, -- used in a radiator.
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