obelisk

ob·e·lisk  (b-lsk)

n.

1. A tall, four-sided shaft of stone, usually tapered and monolithic, that rises to a pointed pyramidal top.

2. Printing The dagger sign (), used especially as a reference mark. Also called dagger, obelus.

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[Latin obeliscus, from Greek obeliskos, diminutive of obelos, a spit, obelisk.]

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obe·liscal (-lskl) adj.

obe·liskoid (-koid) adj.

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obelisk [ˈɒbɪlɪsk]

n

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a stone pillar having a square or rectangular cross section and sides that taper towards a pyramidal top, often used as a monument in ancient Egypt

2. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) Printing another name for dagger [2]

[via Latin from Greek obeliskos a little spit, from obelos spit]

obeliscal  adj

obeliskoid  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	obelisk - a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top pillar, column - a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)
	2.	obelisk - a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote dagger grapheme, graphic symbol, character - a written symbol that is used to represent speech; "the Greek alphabet has 24 characters"

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obelisk

noun column, shaft, monument, pillar, monolith, needle The obelisk was erected in his memory in 1812.

Translations

obelisk [ˈɒbɪlɪsk] N → obelisco m

obelisk [ˈɒbəlɪsk] n → obélisque m

obelisk

n

(Archit) → Obelisk m

(Typ) → Kreuz nt

obelisk [ˈɒbɪlɪsk] n → obelisco

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obelisk [ˈɒbɪlɪsk] n → obelisco