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 Definitions of echinus  [ɪˈkaɪ nəs]  

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Definition of 'echinus' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) echinus
the prominent convex circular molding supporting the abacus of the capital of a Doric column.

2.  echinus
any similar ovolo molding, often carved with an egg-and-dart pattern, as one on an Ionic capital.

Etymology:  (1325–75; ME < L < Gk echînos hedgehog, sea urchin)

Definition of 'echinus' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) echinus
ovolo molding between the shaft and the abacus of a Doric column


Definition of 'echinus' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) echinus
a hedgehog

2. (noun) echinus
a genus of echinoderms, including the common edible sea urchin of Europe

3. (noun) echinus
the rounded molding forming the bell of the capital of the Grecian Doric style, which is of a peculiar elastic curve. See Entablature

4. (noun) echinus
the quarter-round molding (ovolo) of the Roman Doric style. See Illust. of Column

5. (noun) echinus
a name sometimes given to the egg and anchor or egg and dart molding, because that ornament is often identified with Roman Doric capital. The name probably alludes to the shape of the shell of the sea urchin



'echinus' - Nearby Entries  

echinoidea  echinops  echinus  echinus esculentus  echium  echium vulgare  echocardiogram  



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