Pentacephalous
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Pentacephalous is an adjective meaning Having five heads.
Meaning
Having five heads.
Example Sentences
If you meet a pentacephalous alien, get ready to have five very long conversations one after another.
The right end of the arch is effaced beyond recognition but the left end presents the raised hood of a pentacephalous serpent.
It is composed of a container vase for the oil, a spout for the wick decorated with a chevet illustrating Ganesh and an illuminated handle of the pentacephalous snake ânanda.
The above-cited portrayals of Arhat Parsva canopied by the pentacephalous or septacepalous Dharanendra [...] are symptomatic of the authors' exalted visualization of the unshakable, dignified, and tranquilly awesome image of the Jina standing in deep trance.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tetracephalous, quadricephalous, polycephalic, tricephalous, pentacuspid, pentacuspidate.
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