Definition of Obelisk

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

Generic synonyms: Column, Pillar
Specialized synonyms: Washington Monument

2. Noun. A character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote.
Exact synonyms: Dagger
Generic synonyms: Character, Grapheme, Graphic Symbol

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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