Definitions for chapiter
chapiter

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. capital, chapiter, capnoun

   the upper part of a column that supports the entablature

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. chapiternoun

   The 'capital' or uppermost part of a column, upon which the roof and its decorations are supported.

2. Etymology: chapiter, from chapitre (cognate with chapter).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Chapiternoun

   The upper part or capital of a pillar.

   Etymology: chapiteau, Fr.

   He overlaid your chapiters and your fillets with gold. Exodus, xxxvi. 38.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. chapiter

   In architecture the capital (from the Latin caput, or "head") or chapiter forms the topmost member of a column (or a pilaster). It mediates between the column and the load thrusting down upon it, broadening the area of the column's supporting surface. The capital, projecting on each side as it rises to support the abacus, joins the usually square abacus and the usually circular shaft of the column. The capital may be convex, as in the Doric order; concave, as in the inverted bell of the Corinthian order; or scrolling out, as in the Ionic order. These form the three principal types on which all capitals in the classical tradition are based. The Composite order established in the 16th century on a hint from the Arch of Titus, adds Ionic volutes to Corinthian acanthus leaves. From the highly visible position it occupies in all colonnaded monumental buildings, the capital is often selected for ornamentation; and is often the clearest indicator of the architectural order. The treatment of its detail may be an indication of the building's date.

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1. chapiter

   A chapiter is a reference to a capital at the top of a column or pillar in architecture. It also refers to a chapter in a book or piece of literature, primarily in older or more traditional works.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Chapiternoun

   a capital [Obs.] See Chapital

2. Chapiternoun

   a summary in writing of such matters as are to be inquired of or presented before justices in eyre, or justices of assize, or of the peace, in their sessions; -- also called articles

3. Etymology: [OF. chapitel, F. chapiteau, from L. capitellum, dim. of caput head. Cf. Capital, Chapter.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Chapiter

   chap′i-tėr, n. the head or capital of a column. [Fr. chapitel—Low L. capitellum, dim. of L. caput, the head.]

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Anagrams for chapiter »

1. patchier

2. phreatic

3. pie chart

4. piechart

How to pronounce chapiter?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of chapiter in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of chapiter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=chapiter
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Chapiter
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=chapiter
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chapiter
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chapiter
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=chapiter