acroter
Also found in: Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.
acroter
(əˈkrəʊtə; ˈækrətə)n
(Architecture) architect a plinth bearing a statue, etc, at either end or at the apex of a pediment
[C18: from French, from Latin acroterium, from Greek akrōtērion summit, from akros extreme]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
Translations