capstone Definition
cap·stone (kap′stōn′)
noun
- the uppermost stone of a structure
- any of the stones in a coping
- the highest point, as of achievement
capstone Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- state: The Belgian Government calls it ' the capstone of a federal state ' .
- pyramid: To see the sun rise and set behind the capstone of a pyramid is a remarkable sight and one I shall never forget.
- master: Module four: Dissertation This is the capstone of the master 's program.
Converse of object
- become: Again in Psalm chapter 118, verse 22, " The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone.
- support: Nine upright stones support the heaviest capstone of any Cornish quoit which shows no signs of floating away.
- have: The inner circle of stones originally all had capstones on the top.
- raise: The engineering task is thus made into the easier task of raising the capstone up a long earthen ramp.
- slip: Probably a portal dolmen with one small chamber, three upright orthostats and a slipped capstone.
Adjective modifier
- huge: Nearby is a boulder burial, with a huge capstone supported by smaller stones.
- large: It consists of a flight of steps leading down to a clear spring in a stone lined recess with a large granite capstone.
- massive: These encircle a kist of five slabs which are topped by a massive capstone.
- decorative: Those who know Twain will find this collection a decorative capstone to works published a century ago.
Modifies a noun
- course: The activities are used by the author in a senior level, capstone business policy course.
- module: Deliver a PBL approach within the Sports Science capstone module.
- doctrine: As the Army's capstone doctrine for IO, this manual supports soldiers and leaders that execute IO to support military operations.
- project: Students must complete a set of core courses from each of their chosen foci and undertake a capstone project integrating the two disciplines.
- unit: It is intended to be capstone unit, bringing together the theory and practice of the previous and current second semester course.
Noun used with modifier
- ton: This view does, however, disprove the notion that the said farmer's actions had caused the collapse of the 9.3 ton capstone.
- granite: It consists of a flight of steps leading down to a clear spring in a stone lined recess with a large granite capstone.
- passage: Excavation on the surface of the cairn, however, exposed more of the passage capstones that had been discovered in 2001.
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