echinus
echinus · echinuses · echini
A sea urchinA sea urchin.
Meaning
4 sensesA sea urchin.
The rounded moulding forming the bell of the capital of the Grecian Doric style, which is of a peculiar elastic curve.
The quarter-round moulding (ovolo) of the Roman Doric style.
ovolo molding between the shaft and the abacus of a Doric column
The egg-and-anchor or egg-and-dart moulding, because often identified with the Roman Doric capital.
Origin
From Latin echīnus (“hedgehog; sea urchin”), from Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος (ekhînos).From Latin echīnus (“hedgehog; sea urchin”), from Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος (ekhînos).
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Forms
plural: echinuses / echiniLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
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