HyperDic: terminal_figure

English > 1 sense of the expression terminal figure:
NOUNartifactterminal figure, terminus, term(architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar
English > terminal figure: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning(architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally / originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome.
Synonymsterminus, term
CategoryarchitectureThe discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings
BroaderstatueA sculpture representing a human or animal

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