Lexic.us

Definition of Obelisk

1. Noun. A stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top.

2. Noun. A character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote.

Definition of Obelisk

1. n. An upright, four- sided pillar, gradually tapering as it rises, and terminating in a pyramid called pyramidion. It is ordinarily monolithic. Egyptian obelisks are commonly covered with hieroglyphic writing from top to bottom.

2. v. t. To mark or designate with an obelisk.

Definition of Obelisk

1. a four-sided shaft of stone with a pyramidal top [n -S]

Medical Definition of Obelisk

1. 1. An upright, four-sided pillar, gradually tapering as it rises, and terminating in a pyramid called pyramidion. It is ordinarily monolithic. Egyptian obelisks are commonly covered with hieroglyphic writing from top to bottom. 2. A mark of reference; called also dagger [

Lexicographical Neighbors of Obelisk

obeisms obeli obelia obeliac obeliad obelias obelin obelion obelion obeliscal

obelise obelised obelises obelising obelisk (current term) obelisk (current term) obelisks obelism obelisms obelize

obelized obelizes obelizing obelus obento obentos Obermayer Obermayer's test Obermeier Obermeier's spirillum

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