echinus
noun
pl. echi′ni·- sea urchin
- Archit.
- molding under the abacus of the capital of a Doric column
- any of several similar moldings
Origin of echinus
Classical Latin from Classical Greek echinos from Indo-European an unverified form e?hinos, of snakes from base an unverified form e?hi-, snakeechinus
noun
pl. e·chi·ni,- A sea urchin of the genus Echinus.
- Architecture A convex molding just below the abacus of a Doric capital.
Origin of echinus
Latin echīnus sea urchin from Greek ekhīnos sea urchin, hedgehog from ekhis adder, viperechinus
Noun
(plural echini)
- (architecture) The rounded moulding forming the bell of the capital of the Grecian Doric style, which is of a peculiar elastic curve.
- (architecture) The quarter-round moulding (ovolo) of the Roman Doric style.
- (architecture) The egg-and-anchor or egg-and-dart moulding, because often identified with the Roman Doric capital.
Origin
From Latin, a hedgehog, sea urchin, from Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος (ekhinos).
Origin
From Latin echīnus (“sea urchin”), from Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος (ekhinos).
