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Definition of Socle
1. Noun. A plain plinth that supports a wall.
Definition of Socle
1. n. A plain block or plinth forming a low pedestal; any base; especially, the base of a statue, column, or the like. See Plinth.
Definition of Socle
1. Noun. (architecture) A low plinth or pedestal used to display a statue or other art work. ¹
2. Noun. (mathematics) The sum of the minimal submodules of a given R-module of a given ring R. ¹
3. Noun. (mathematics group theory) The subgroup generated by the minimal normal subgroups of a given group. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Socle
1. a block used as a base for a column or pedestal [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Socle
Literary usage of Socle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Political Text-book, Or Encyclopedia: Containing Everything Necessary by Michael W. Cluskey (1860)
"PIERRE socle. Hon. Wm. L. Marcy, Secretary of State. Personal Liberty Bill.
THE following is a synopsis of the Personal Liberty Bill, as passed by the ..."
2. Who's who in New York (city and State). by Lewis Randolph Hamersly, John William Leonard, William Frederick Mohr, Herman Warren Knox, Frank R. Holmes (1904)
"... of various socle- ties and clubs of New York, Including the Reform, the
Metropolitan, the Manhattan, the Century, and the University Clubs. Address. ..."
3. The Royal Cookery Book: (le Livre de Cuisine) by Jules Gouffé, Alphonse Gouffé (1869)
"FILLETS OF CHICKEN EN SUPREME WITH JELLY Make a round rice socle on a dish; cover
it with Montpellier Butter; and, on the centre, place a smaller rice socle ..."
4. The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature by Tobias George Smollett (1803)
"From the ground, to the floor of the terrace formed by the top of this socle,
tlte height ii 76 feet, and, with the balustrade, 80 feet. ..."
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