Stele

Quick meaning: Stele is a noun meaning (archaeology) An upright (or formerly upright) slab containing engraved or painted decorations or inscriptions; a stela.

Meaning

(archaeology) An upright (or formerly upright) slab containing engraved or painted decorations or inscriptions; a stela.

More Meanings

1. (archaeology, uncommon) Any carved or engraved surface.
2. (architecture, archaeology, obsolete) An acroterion, the decoration on the ridge of an ancient Greek building such as a temple.
3. (botany) The central core of a plant's root and stem system, especially including the vascular tissue and developed from the plerome.

Example Sentences

The Australian stele, or grave-pillar.

In Egypt [obelisks] belonged to the class of steles (commemorative pillars).

A superior class of members...had their names inscribed upon a marble stélé or column.

The so-called central cylinder, for which Van Tieghem has proposed the name stele (column).

Word Forms

• steles
• stelai

Synonyms for stele

Depending on context, synonyms include stela.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include stela, stone, tablestone, steen, stemple, stean.

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