obeliscoidadj.

Brit.

/ɒbᵻˈlɪskɔɪd/, U.S.

/ˌɑbəˈlɪsˌkɔɪd/

Forms: 1800s– obeliscoid, 1900s– obeliskoid.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: obelisk n., -oid suffix.

Etymology: < obelisk n. + -oid suffix. Compare earlier obeliskine adj., obeliscal adj.

rare.

Resembling an obelisk in form; obelisk-shaped.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > fact or condition of tapering > condition of tapering to a point > [adjective] > at the top > like a spire or obelisk

steeply1551

steepled1600

spired1612

obelisk1638

spiral1658

spiry1664

spirous1841

obeliscoid1877

1877 W. R. Cooper Short Hist. Egypt. Obelisks v. 25 An obeliscoid monolith originally erected by Osirtesen.

1901 A. J. Evans in Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 21 173 The obeliskoid pillar of the Cretan ring.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	obeliscoid
释义	obeliscoidadj. Brit. /ɒbᵻˈlɪskɔɪd/, U.S. /ˌɑbəˈlɪsˌkɔɪd/ Forms: 1800s– obeliscoid, 1900s– obeliskoid. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: obelisk n., -oid suffix. Etymology: < obelisk n. + -oid suffix. Compare earlier obeliskine adj., obeliscal adj. rare. Resembling an obelisk in form; obelisk-shaped. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > fact or condition of tapering > condition of tapering to a point > [adjective] > at the top > like a spire or obelisk steeply1551 steepled1600 spired1612 obelisk1638 spiral1658 spiry1664 spirous1841 obeliscoid1877 1877 W. R. Cooper Short Hist. Egypt. Obelisks v. 25 An obeliscoid monolith originally erected by Osirtesen. 1901 A. J. Evans in Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 21 173 The obeliskoid pillar of the Cretan ring. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1877
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