plinth
A block or slab upon which a column, pedestal, statue or other structure is basedA block or slab upon which a column, pedestal, statue or other structure is based.
» The vase fell off the plinth.
Meaning
3 sensesA block or slab upon which a column, pedestal, statue or other structure is based.
The queen placed the vase on the plinth so the cupbearer could fill it with flowers.
Plinthe, Sockel
цо́кольcókolʹ, постаме́нтpostamént
постаме́нтpostamént, п'єдесталpʺjedestal
an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)
The bottom course of a wall.
цо́кольcókolʹ, підні́жокpidnížok, підму́рокpidmúrok
A base or pedestal beneath a cabinet.
цо́кольна пане́льcókolʹna panélʹ
Examples
2 sentencesThe vase fell off the plinth.
The statue stands on a ten-metre-high plinth.
deDie Statue steht auf einem zehn Meter hohen Sockel. — raggione
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From French plinthe, from Latin plinthus, from Ancient Greek πλίνθος (plínthos, “brick”).From French plinthe, from Latin plinthus, from Ancient Greek πλίνθος (plínthos, “brick”).
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source