acroterion

[ ak-ruh-teer-ee-on, -ee-uhn ]

noun

, plural ac·ro·te·ri·a [ak-r, uh, -, teer, -ee-, uh].

1. acroterium.

Word History and Origins

Origin of acroterion¹

< Greek akrōtḗrion topmost part, extremity, equivalent to akrō- acro- + -tērion suffix designating a place for

Example Sentences

They may glance up and catch sight of the acroterion on the roof.

From The Guardian

The pediment is surmounted by an acroterion, consisting of a palmette between two large volutes, which are for the most part restorations.

From Project Gutenberg

On each side of the acroterion is an architectonic female figure, treated in the same designedly archaic style as the figure of Athen�.

From Project Gutenberg

The acroterion, which originally surmounted the east pediment, was larger and more important than that of the west.

From Project Gutenberg

Antefixal ornament or acroterion from the temple of Demeter at Eleusis.

From Project Gutenberg