What does keystone mean?
Keystone means (architecture) The top stone of an arch..
Keystone
/ˈkiː.stəʊn/ · noun
Meaning
(architecture) The top stone of an arch..
Definitions by Sense
- (architecture) The top stone of an arch.
- Something on which other things depend for support.
- (retail) A retail price that is double the cost price; a markup of 100%.
- (baseball) The combination of the shortstop and second baseman.
- (transitive) To distort (an image) by projecting it onto a surface at an angle, which for example causes a square to look like a trapezoid.
- (transitive, retail) To double the cost price in order to determine the retail price; to apply a markup of 100%.
Example Sentences
The tunnel, which is 1,000 yd. long, had been closed to passenger traffic since November 17, 1949, after some of the keystones had worked loose.
Tension between empirical and theoretical knowledge is keystone to sociological and to organizational theories, as early as in Marx's and Weber's frameworks.
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Related Words
Word Forms
- keystones
- keystoning
- keystoned
Usage Notes
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for keystone?
Common synonyms include headstone.
What is the opposite of keystone?
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
How do you use keystone in a sentence?
The tunnel, which is 1,000 yd. long, had been closed to passenger traffic since November 17, 1949, after some of the keystones had worked loose.
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