acroterion
noun
ac·ro·te·ri·on
ˌa-krə-ˈtir-ē-ˌän,
-ē-ən
variants
or acroterium
or akroterion
or acroter
or less commonly akroter
ˌa-krə-ˈtir-ē-əm
ˌa-krə-ˈtir-ē-ˌän,
-ē-ən
ˈa-krə-tər
plural acroteria or akroteria
ˌa-krə-ˈtir-ē-ə
or acroters also akroters
: a pedestal placed on a pediment to support a statue or other ornamentation
also
: an ornament similarly placed (as on the prow of a galley)
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