Definitions for echinus
ɪˈkaɪ nəsech·i·nus

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. echinusnoun

   ovolo molding between the shaft and the abacus of a Doric column

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

1. ECHINUSnoun

   Etymology: Latin.

   1. A hedgehog.2. A shellfish set with prickles.3. [With botanists.] The prickly head, cover of the seed, or top of any plant.4. [In architecture.] A member or ornament, taking its name from the roughness of the carving, resembling the prickly rind of a chesnut, and not unlike the thorny coat of a hedgehog.

   This ornament is used by modern architects in cornices of the Ionick, Corinthian, and Composite orders; and generally set next to the abacus, being carved with anchors, darts, and ovals or eggs. John Harris.

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1. echinus

   Echinus is a term with multiple meanings: 1. In biology, it refers to a genus of sea urchins. The term is also used to describe sea urchins or hedgehog-like species in general. 2. In architecture, it refers to a convex molding that is found at the base of a classical capital in a column. The achinus molding tends to resemble the shape of an egg. 3. Echinus is also the name given to an ancient Greek drinking cup.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Echinusnoun

   a hedgehog

2. Echinusnoun

   a genus of echinoderms, including the common edible sea urchin of Europe

3. Echinusnoun

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

4. Echinusnoun

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

5. Echinusnoun

   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

6. Etymology: [L., a hedgehog, sea urchin, Gr. 'echi^nos.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. echinus

   A word lugged in to signify the sweep of the tiller. (See SEA-EGG.)

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1. • Ovolo

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of echinus in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of echinus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=echinus
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=echinus
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/echinus
5. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=echinus