cyclopean

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C0836100 (sī′klə-pē′ən, sī-klō′pē-)adj.1. often Cyclopean Relating to or suggestive of a Cyclops: a great Cyclopean monocle.2. Very big; huge: has a cyclopean ego.3. Of or constituting a primitive style of masonry characterized by the use of massive stones of irregular shape and size.

Cyclopean

(ˌsaɪkləʊˈpiːən; saɪˈkləʊpɪən) adj1. (Classical Myth & Legend) of, relating to, or resembling the Cyclops2. (Architecture) denoting, relating to, or having the kind of masonry used in preclassical Greek architecture, characterized by large dry undressed blocks of stone

Cy•clo•pe•an

(ˌsaɪ kləˈpi ən, saɪˈklɒp i ən)

adj. 1. of or resembling the Cyclopes: a Cyclopean eye. 2. (sometimes l.c.) gigantic; vast. 3. (usu. l.c.) formed with or containing large, undressed stones fitted together without mortar. [1635–45; < Latin Cyclōpē(us) (< Greek Kyklṓpeios, adj. derivative of Kýklōps Cyclops) + -an¹]

cyclopean

Built using massive, irregularly-shaped, uncemented blocks of stone, as was common in pre-classical ancient Greek architecture.

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Adj.

cyclopean - of or relating to or resembling the Cyclops; "Cyclopean eye"

cyclopean

adjectiveOf extraordinary size and power:behemoth, Brobdingnagian, Bunyanesque, colossal, elephantine, enormous, gargantuan, giant, gigantesque, gigantic, herculean, heroic, huge, immense, jumbo, mammoth, massive, massy, mastodonic, mighty, monster, monstrous, monumental, mountainous, prodigious, pythonic, stupendous, titanic, tremendous, vast.Informal: walloping.Slang: whopping.

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ciclópico

Cyclopean

(sīkləpē`ən), name often applied to a primitive method of prehistoric masonry construction, found throughout Greece, Italy, and the Middle East. The term is derived from Cyclopes, the mythological beings who were supposed to have built walls in this manner. The Cyclopean technique involves the use of huge, irregular boulders, carefully fitted together without the use of mortar, thereby creating a massive wall with an uneven face. These walls were characteristic of Mycenaean civilizationMycenaean civilization
, an ancient Aegean civilization known from the excavations at Mycenae and other sites. They were first undertaken by Heinrich Schliemann and others after 1876, and they helped to revise the early history of Greece. Divided into Early Helladic (c.
..... Click the link for more information. . Remaining examples are found at Knossos, Mycenae, Tiryns, and Athens. There are many Cyclopean walls in Etruscan and Anatolian architecture. Somewhat similar examples are seen in China, Japan, and Peru.

cyclopean

[¦sī·klə¦pē·ən] (materials) Mass concrete with aggregate larger than 6 inches (15 centimeters); used for thick structures such as dams. (petrology) mosaic

Cyclopean

Cyclopean, 1 wall 1. Describing prehistoric masonry, made of huge stone blocks laid without mortar. 2. Megalithic.

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Related to cyclopean: cyclopean concrete, cyclopean eye, Cyclopean walls, Cyclopean architecture

Synonyms for cyclopean

adj of extraordinary size and power

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behemoth
Brobdingnagian
Bunyanesque
colossal
elephantine
enormous
gargantuan
giant
gigantesque
gigantic
herculean
heroic
huge
immense
jumbo
mammoth
massive
massy
mastodonic
mighty
monster
monstrous
monumental
mountainous
prodigious
pythonic
stupendous
titanic
tremendous
vast
walloping
whopping

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adj of extraordinary size and power

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