stele
Pronunciation: /ˈstiːli/
The English word “stele” has 4 meanings listed here.
noun
- An upright (or formerly upright) slab containing engraved or painted decorations or inscriptions; a stela.
- Any carved or engraved surface.
- An acroterion, the decoration on the ridge of an ancient Greek building such as a temple.
- The central core of a plant's root and stem system, especially including the vascular tissue and developed from the plerome.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek στήλη (stḗlē, “upright rock; pillar; column”), plural form στῆλαι (stêlai). Doublet of stela.
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