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Meaning of "acrolithic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ACROLITHIC

ˌækrəˈlɪθɪk


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ACROLITHIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
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determiner
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Acrolithic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ACROLITHIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Acrolith

An acrolith is a composite sculpture made of stone and other materials, as in the case of a figure whose torso is made of wood, while the head, hands, and feet are made of marble. The wood was concealed either by drapery or by gilding; only the marble parts were exposed to view. This type of statuary was common and widespread in Classical antiquity. Greek etymology: acros and lithos, English translation: "height" or "extremity" and "stone". Similarly, chryselephantine sculpture used ivory instead of marble, and often gold on parts of the body and ornaments. Acroliths are frequently mentioned by Pausanias, the best known example being the Athene Areia of the Plataeans.

Definition of acrolithic in the English dictionary

The definition of acrolithic in the dictionary is of or relating to a wooden, often draped figure with only the head, hands, and feet in stone.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ACROLITHIC

batholithic · chalcolithic · endolithic · Eolithic · epilithic · granolithic · heliolithic · lithic · megalithic · Mesolithic · microlithic · monolithic · Neolithic · otolithic · Palaeolithic · paleolithic · protolithic · trilithic · xenolithic · zoolithic

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ACROLITHIC

acrodont · acrodrome · acrodromous · acrogen · acrogenic · acrogenous · acrogenously · acrolect · acrolein · acrolith · acromegalic · acromegaly · acromia · acromial · acromion · acronical · acronically · acronycal · acronycally · acronychal

WORDS THAT END LIKE ACROLITHIC

benthic · empathic · ethic · Gothic · homeopathic · homoeopathic · idiopathic · laccolithic · Lower Palaeolithic · Middle Palaeolithic · mythic · naturopathic · neuropathic · ornithic · osteopathic · psychopathic · statolithic · Upper Palaeolithic · urolithic · work ethic

Synonyms and antonyms of acrolithic in the English dictionary of synonyms

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ACROLITHIC»

Discover the use of acrolithic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to acrolithic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Cult Statue of a Goddess: Summary of Proceedings from a ...
In the literature on Greek sculpture, statues made with the combination of stone for the limbs and wood for the body are referred to as both “acroliths” and “ acrolithic statues,” based on the Greek word akrolithos, meaning “with extremities of ...
The J. Paul Getty Museum, 2007
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Classical Marble: Geochemistry, Technology, Trade
ACROLITHIC OR PSEUDO-ACROLITHIC SCULPTURE OF THE MATURE CLASSICAL GREEK PERIOD IN THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY' JOHN POLLINI Department of Art History, Univ. of ...
N. Herz, Marc Waelkens, 1988
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Classical Sculpture: Catalogue of the Cypriot, Greek, and ...
BC are based on comparisons with the acrolithic female cult image from Kalydon (Dyggve et al. 1934: figs. 94–96), with the acrolithic cult image identified as Fortuna huiusce diei from Temple B in the Largo Argentina in Rome, the latter of  ...
Irene Bald Romano, 2011
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A Catalogue of Sculptures from the Sanctuary of Diana ...
Acrolithic? head. Photo: Universitv of Pennsylvania Museum, Philadelphia. Neg. no. S4 141407. Fig. 8. Cat. no. 1. Acrolithic? head. Photo: Universitv of Pennsylvania Museum. Philadelphia. Neg. no. S4 141409. Fig. 7. Cat. no. I. Acrolithic?
Pia Guldager Bilde, Mette Moltesen, 2002
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Environmentally Conscious Mechanical Design
... Recycling Technologies. Mechanical Sieving sorting Table Acrolithic Acrolithic sorting separation Hydraulic Hydraulic sorting separation Magnetic Magnetic sorting separation Degradation process Sensors Model Other Watchdogs When?
Myer Kutz, 2007
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Neokoroi: Greek Cities and Roman Emperors
At least one of the colossi, that possibly of Lucius Verus, shows evidence of water having trickled down its neck while it was still in an upright position; thus it may have been exposed to the elements, despite being acrolithic. Perhaps Antoninus  ...
Barbara Burrell, 2004
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Personal Styles in Greek Sculpture
The Athena Areia at Plataea When did Pheidias create the acrolithic Athena Areia at Plataea? As another belated offering from the spoils of the Persian Wars, we should expect it to have been made in the 50s. Here again the literary sources ...
Olga Palagia, Jerome Jordan Pollitt, J. J. Pollitt, 1998
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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms
It was often employed to decorate the lower part of the *capitals of the *Corinthian and *Composite Orders. acrolithic [from the Greek, literally 'stone-ended'] Originally used to describe ancient Greek figure sculpture in which the extremities ...
Michael Clarke, 2010
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Style in the Technical and Tectonic Arts, Or, Practical ...
This acrolithic use of white marble preceded all-marble architecture, much as such use characterized the early period of marble sculpture. The acrolithic appearance of white marble can be seen in a variety of works that represent the transition ...
Gottfried Semper, 2004
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The Greek Cities of Magna Graecia and Sicily
Head in Creek marble from a large acrolithic statue of Apollo, 440-430 B.C., from the cella of the Temple of Apollo Aleos at Ciro Marina (Cantarazo), the ancient Krimisa (National Archaeological Museum, Reggio Calabria) Re-creation of ...
Luca Cerchiai, Lorena Jannelli, Fausto Longo, 2004
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