Obelisk — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top

a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɑːbəlɪsk/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɒbəlɪsk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɒbəlɪsk/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɑːbəlɪsk/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dagger

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

obélisque

un pilier en pierre ayant une section transversale rectangulaire se rétrécissant vers un sommet pyramidal

🇪🇸Spanish

obelisco

un pilar de piedra que tiene una sección transversal rectangular que se estrecha hacia una cima piramidal

🇮🇹Italian

obelisco

un pilastro di pietra a sezione rettangolare rastremata verso la sommità piramidale

🇵🇹Portuguese

obelisco

um pilar de pedra com seção transversal retangular afinando em direção a um topo piramidal

🇷🇺Russian

обелиск

каменный столб прямоугольного сечения, сужающийся к пирамидальной вершине

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्मारक-स्तंभ

एक पत्थर का खंभा जिसमें एक आयताकार क्रॉस सेक्शन होता है जो पिरामिड के शीर्ष की ओर पतला होता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ওবেলিস্ক

একটি পাথরের স্তম্ভ যার একটি আয়তক্ষেত্রাকার আড়াআড়ি অংশ একটি পিরামিডাল শীর্ষের দিকে ছোট হয়ে গেছে

🇮🇳Tamil

தூபி

ஒரு செவ்வக குறுக்குவெட்டு கொண்ட ஒரு கல் தூண் ஒரு பிரமிடு மேல் நோக்கி குறுகலாக உள்ளது

🇮🇳Telugu

స్థూపం

ఒక దీర్ఘచతురస్రాకార క్రాస్ సెక్షన్ కలిగి ఉన్న ఒక రాతి స్తంభం పిరమిడ్ పైభాగం వైపుగా ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

ओबिलिस्क

पिरॅमिडल टॉपच्या दिशेने निमुळता होत जाणारा आयताकृती क्रॉस सेक्शन असलेला दगडी खांब

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઓબેલિસ્ક

પિરામિડની ટોચ તરફ લંબચોરસ ક્રોસ સેક્શન ધરાવતો પથ્થરનો સ્તંભ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒಬೆಲಿಸ್ಕ್

ಪಿರಮಿಡ್ ಮೇಲ್ಭಾಗದ ಕಡೆಗೆ ಮೊನಚಾದ ಆಯತಾಕಾರದ ಅಡ್ಡ ವಿಭಾಗವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಕಲ್ಲಿನ ಕಂಬ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്തൂപം

ചതുരാകൃതിയിലുള്ള ക്രോസ് സെക്ഷൻ ഉള്ള ഒരു ശിലാസ്തംഭം പിരമിഡാകൃതിയിലുള്ള മുകൾ ഭാഗത്തേക്ക് ചുരുങ്ങുന്നു

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

方尖碑

具有矩形横截面的石柱，其顶部逐渐变细

🇯🇵Japanese

オベリスク

ピラミッド型の頂上に向かって先細りになっている長方形の断面を持つ石の柱

🇰🇷Korean

오벨리스크

직사각형 단면이 피라미드 꼭대기 쪽으로 가늘어지는 돌기둥

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đài tưởng niệm

một cột đá có tiết diện hình chữ nhật thon dần về phía đỉnh hình chóp

🇹🇭Thai

เสาโอเบลิสค์

เสาหินที่มีหน้าตัดเป็นรูปสี่เหลี่ยมผืนผ้าเรียวไปทางยอดเสี้ยม

🇮🇩Indonesian

tugu

pilar batu yang memiliki penampang persegi panjang meruncing ke arah puncak piramida

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مسلة

عمود حجري ذو مقطع عرضي مستطيل يتناقص نحو قمة هرمية

🇮🇷Persian

ابلیسک

یک ستون سنگی با مقطع مستطیل شکل که به سمت بالای هرمی مخروطی می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

Dikilitaş

piramidal bir tepeye doğru sivrilen dikdörtgen kesitli bir taş sütun

🇮🇱Hebrew

אוֹבֶּלִיסק

עמוד אבן בעל חתך מלבני מתחדד לכיוון ראש פירמידלי

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The primary meaning of 'obelisk' is 'a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top'.

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Using 'obelisk' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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