copestone

A noun with two meanings: it can refer to a stone that forms the top of a wall or building, or figuratively, a final touch or crowning achievement that represents a culmination.

frNom désignant soit une pierre formant le sommet d'un mur ou d'un bâtiment, soit, au sens figuré, la touche finale ou le couronnement d'une réalisation, représentant son point culminant.ruСуществительное с двумя значениями: может обозначать камень, образующий верхнюю часть стены или здания, или, в переносном смысле, завершающий штрих или венец достижений, представляющий собой кульминацию.esSustantivo con dos significados: puede referirse a la piedra que remata la parte superior de un muro o edificio, o, en sentido figurado, al toque final o culminación de un logro, representando el punto más alto.deSubstantiv mit zwei Bedeutungen: Es kann den obersten Stein einer Mauer oder eines Gebäudes bezeichnen oder im übertragenen Sinn den krönenden Abschluss oder Höhepunkt von etwas.ptSubstantivo com dois sentidos: pode designar a pedra que coroa o topo de uma parede ou construção, ou, em sentido figurado, o toque final ou o coroamento de uma realização, representando seu ponto culminante.zh名词，有两个含义：一是指建筑物或墙顶部的压顶石；二是比喻义，指最后的润色或成就的顶峰，代表顶点或极致。arاسم له معنيان: يدل على الحجر الذي يُوضع في أعلى الجدار أو البناء فيتوجه، أو يدل مجازًا على الخطوة الختامية أو قمة الإنجاز التي تمثل ذروته.

1. Crowning achievement C2 formal

   A final, finishing touch or the highest point of an achievement; a culmination.

   • Winning the Nobel Prize was the copestone of her scientific career.
   • The final chapter of the book serves as a copestone to his life's work.
   • The treaty was the copestone of years of diplomatic negotiations.

   frCouronnementruВершина достиженийesCoronamiento, culminacióndekrönender AbschlussptÁpice da realizaçãozh最高成就arذروة الإنجاز

   Synonymes: acmeapexcapstoneclimaxcrowningculminationpeakpinnaclesummitzenith

2. Architectural stone C2 formal

   A stone that forms the top of a wall, building, or structure.

   • The mason carefully placed the copestone on the garden wall.
   • The ancient temple's copestone was carved with intricate symbols.
   • A copestone was added to the monument to complete its construction.

   frPierre de couronnementruВерхний каменьesPiedra angular superiordeoberster SteinptPedra de coroamentozh顶石arحجر التاج

   Synonymes: capstonecopingcoping stone

• copestones plural form
• copestones' possessive plural form
• copestone's possessive singular form