obelisk

ob·e·lisk (

-l

sk)

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.

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

obe·liscal (-l

l) adj.

obe·liskoid (-koid

) adj.

obelisk [ˈɒbɪlɪsk]

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

ob•e•lisk (ˈɒb ə lɪsk)

n.

1. a tapering, four-sided shaft of stone, usu. monolithic and having a pyramidal apex.

2. obelus.

3. dagger (def. 2).

[1540–50; < Latin obeliscus < Greek obelískos small spit]

Thesaurus Legend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

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"

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

(Archit) → Obelisk m

(Typ) → Kreuz nt

obelisk [ˈɒbɪlɪsk] n → obelisco

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American capital archaeology architecture art capital of the United States character Cleopatra's Needle column dagger diesis double dagger double obelisk grapheme graphic symbol Heliopolis monolith monument needle obelia	An obelisk marks the spot where two men have already been drowned, while bathing there; and the steps of the obelisk are generally used as a diving-board by young men now who wish to see if the place really IS dangerous. Three Men In A Boat (To Say Nothing Of The Dog) by Jerome, Jerome K. View in context As they approached the Piazza del Popolo, the crowd became more dense, and above the heads of the multitude two objects were visible: the obelisk, surmounted by a cross, which marks the centre of the square, and in front of the obelisk, at the point where the three streets, del Babuino, del Corso, and di Ripetta, meet, the two uprights of the scaffold, between which glittered the curved knife of the mandaia. The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context Five years later, in the twilight of an April morning, he stood on the green, beside the meeting-house, at Lexington, where now the obelisk of granite, with a slab of slate inlaid, commemorates the first fallen of the Revolutions. From Twice Told Tales by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context	obdurately Obduration Obdure Obdureness OBE obeah obeahism obeche obechi Obedible obedience obedience plant Obedienciary obedient obedient plant Obediential obedientiary obediently obeisance Obeisancy Obeisant obeli obelia Obelion Obeliscal obelisk obelize obelus obento Obequitate Oberammergau Oberhausen Oberland Oberon Oberösterreich oberration Oberson obese obeseness obesity obesity diet obey Obeyer Obeyingly Obfirm Obfirmation obfuscate obfuscation obi obidoxime chloride Obie	Obeid, El OBeirne OBeirne sphincter OBeirne valve obeisance obeisance obeisance obeisances obeisances Obeisancy obeisant obeisant OBEL obeli obelia obeliac obeliad Obeliai obelias obelion obelion obelion obeliscal obeliscal Obeliscoides Obeliscoides cuniculi obelise obelised obelises obelising obelisk Obelisk the tormentor obeliskoid obeliskoid Obelisks Obelisks Obelisque Obelisque obelize obelized obelizes obelizing obelus obelus OBEM OBEMLA obento obento Obentoo Obentoo obentos obentos OBEP Obequitate Ober Ober and Barr procedure Ober anterior transfer Ober exercise Ober Giesinger One Planet Orchestra Ober incision Ober operation

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American capital
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capital of the United States
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Cleopatra's Needle
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diesis
double dagger
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Heliopolis
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obelia

An obelisk marks the spot where two men have already been drowned, while bathing there; and the steps of the obelisk are generally used as a diving-board by young men now who wish to see if the place really IS dangerous.

Three Men In A Boat (To Say Nothing Of The Dog) by Jerome, Jerome K. View in context

As they approached the Piazza del Popolo, the crowd became more dense, and above the heads of the multitude two objects were visible: the obelisk, surmounted by a cross, which marks the centre of the square, and in front of the obelisk, at the point where the three streets, del Babuino, del Corso, and di Ripetta, meet, the two uprights of the scaffold, between which glittered the curved knife of the mandaia.

The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context

Five years later, in the twilight of an April morning, he stood on the green, beside the meeting-house, at Lexington, where now the obelisk of granite, with a slab of slate inlaid, commemorates the first fallen of the Revolutions.

From Twice Told Tales by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context

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