capstone
capstone · capstones
венец
Mauerkronenstein, Höhepunkt, Krönung
Any of the stones making up the top layer of a wallAny of the stones making up the top layer of a wall; a coping stone.
US/ˈkæpˌstoʊn/
Meaning
2 sensesAny of the stones making up the top layer of a wall; a coping stone.
Mauerkronenstein
a stone that forms the top of wall or building
(figuratively)A crowning achievement, culmination or finishing touch.
Höhepunkt, Krönung
венецvenec
a final touch; a crowning achievement; a culmination
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
a crowning achievement:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
any of the stones making up the top layer of a wall:
a crowning achievement:
Origin
From Middle English capston; equivalent to cap + stone.From Middle English capston; equivalent to cap + stone.
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Forms
plural: capstonesSynonyms
5 synonymscopestonecapestane
Close in meaning
- a stone that forms the top of wall or building:copestonecoping stonestretcher
- a final touch; a crowning achievement; a culmination:finishing touchcopestone
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedcapstone project
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.