n. One of the small pedestals, for statues or other ornaments, placed on the apex and at the basal angles of a pediment, or upon the gables in Gothic architecture.
n. One of the pedestals, for vases or statues, forming a part roof balustrade.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. One of the small pedestals, for statues or other ornaments, placed on the apex and at the basal angles of a pediment. Acroteria are also sometimes placed upon the gables in Gothic architecture.
n. One of the pedestals, for vases or statues, forming a part roof balustrade.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. In classic arch., a small pedestal placed on the apex or angle of a pediment for the support of a statue or other ornament.
n. A statue or an ornament placed on such a pedestal.
n. Any ornament forming the apex of a building or other structure, or of a monument, such as the anthemia of Greek tombstones or the decorations of some modern architectural balustrades. Compare antefix. Also called acroter.
Word Usage
"The gables are each crowned with a figure of Victory, sometimes called an "acroterium," from the architectural name of the tablet on which it stands."