echinus

A noun referring to the ovolo molding located between the shaft and the abacus of a Doric column.

• 🌐في العمارة الكلاسيكية، هو الجزء المنحوت المحدب أو المقوس الموجود أسفل رأس العمود الدوري، ويقع بين جسم العمود والطبل. كما يشير في علم الأحياء إلى جنس من القنافذ البحرية.

1. Architectural molding C2 formal art

   A convex molding, typically in the shape of an egg and dart, located between the shaft and the abacus of a Doric column.

   • The echinus of the ancient Greek temple was intricately carved.
   • Restorers carefully cleaned the echinus on the Doric column.
   • The architect studied the proportions of the echinus in classical design.

   🌐حلية معمارية محدبة

   المرادفات: ovolo

• echini plural form
• echini's possessive plural form
• echinus's possessive singular form