pillarlike

См. также в других словарях:

• mastodon — mastodonic, adj. /mas teuh don /, n. 1. a massive, elephantlike mammal of the genus Mammut (Mastodon), that flourished worldwide from the Miocene through the Pleistocene epochs and, in North America, into recent times, having long, curved upper… …   Universalium

• sauropod — /sawr euh pod /, n. 1. any herbivorous dinosaur of the suborder Sauropoda, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, having a small head, long neck and tail, and five toed limbs: the largest known land animal. adj. 2. belonging or pertaining to… …   Universalium

• Paxilli — Paxillus Pax*il lus, n.; pl. {Paxilli}. [L., a peg.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of a peculiar kind of spines covering the surface of certain starfishes. They are pillarlike, with a flattened summit which is covered with minute spinules or granules. See… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Paxillus — Pax*il lus, n.; pl. {Paxilli}. [L., a peg.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of a peculiar kind of spines covering the surface of certain starfishes. They are pillarlike, with a flattened summit which is covered with minute spinules or granules. See Illustration… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Baalbek — Infobox Settlement official name = Baalbek other name = native name = بعلبك nickname = settlement type = motto = imagesize = 300px image caption = flag size = image seal size = image shield = shield size = image blank emblem = blank emblem type …   Wikipedia

• Giant's Causeway — For other uses, see Giant s Causeway (disambiguation). Coordinates: 55°14′27″N 6°30′42″W / 55.24083°N 6.51167°W / 55.2 …   Wikipedia

• Term (architecture) — In Classical architecture a term or terminal figure is a human head and bust that continues as a square tapering pillarlike form. If the bust is of Hermes as protector of boundaries in ancient Greek culture, it may be called a herm. The crime of… …   Wikipedia

• apatosaurus — [ə pat΄ə sôr′əs, ap΄ət əsôr′əs] n. any of a genus (Apatosaurus) of huge sauropod dinosaurs of the Late Cretaceous, weighing more than 18,000 kg (20 tons) * * * Genus of giant herbivorous dinosaur, one of the largest land animals of all time.… …   Universalium

• diplodocus — /di plod euh keuhs/, n., pl. diplodocuses. a huge herbivorous dinosaur of the genus Diplodocus, from the Late Jurassic Epoch of western North America, growing to a length of about 87 ft. (26.5 m). [ < NL (1878), equiv. to diplo DIPLO + Gk dokós… …   Universalium

• pillar — pillared, adj. pillarlike, adj. /pil euhr/, n. 1. an upright shaft or structure, of stone, brick, or other material, relatively slender in proportion to its height, and of any shape in section, used as a building support, or standing alone, as… …   Universalium

• pillar box — Brit. a pillarlike box in which letters are deposited for collection by mail carriers; mailbox. Also called pillar post. [1855 60] * * * …   Universalium