Fastigium
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /fæsˈtɪd͡ʒ.i.əm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Fastigium is a noun meaning An apex or summit; culmination.
Meaning
An apex or summit; culmination.
More Meanings
- (architecture) A pediment or gable end.
- (pathology) The most intense phase of a disease, especially a fever.
Example Sentences
[W]e find that the duration and succession of the febrile phenomena constitute five principal groups. […] 2. Fevers which are essentially continuous in their course (continued fevers), which exhibit but slight daily differences of temperature during their fastigium or acme, and defervesce rapidly (by crisis).
Word Forms
- fastigia
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include summit, apex, vertex, finial, pinnacle, climax.
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