Look up: pedestal

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   pedestal
   [n] - a position of great esteem (and supposed superiority) 2. [n] - an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)
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   pedestal
   a structural member located at predetermined position connecting the sill beam to the capping slab for uniform distribution of load in the case of isolated capping slab Category: Building industry • a straight standard having a wide upper surface which receives a mechanism Category: Mechanical engineering • in a picture signal,the separation in level between the black level...
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   Pedestal
   base of a column or pillar, foundation or base.
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   Pedestal
   A support or base, such as for a column or a sculpture.
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   pedestal
   A solid, moulded or carved support variously adapted to form stands for urns, sculptured figures, lamps and furniture.
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   Pedestal
   Ped'es·tal noun [ Spanish pedestal ; confer French piédestal , Italian piedestallo ; from Latin es , pedis , foot + Old High German stal standing place, station, place, akin to English stall . See Foot , and Stall , and Footstall .] 1. (Architecture) The base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp, or the like ...
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   pedestal
   1. The base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp, or the like; the part on which an upright work stands. It consists of three parts, the base, the die or dado, and the cornice or surbase molding. ... 2. An iron socket, or support, for the foot of a brace at the end of a truss where it rests on a pier. Pedestal coil, a group of connected straight ...
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   pedestal
   noun a position of great esteem (and supposed superiority); `they put him on a pedestal`
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   pedestal
   footstall noun an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)
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    Pedestal
    `Pedestal` (from French `piedestal`, Italian `piedistallo`, foot of a stall) is a term generally applied to the support of a statue or a vase. Although in Syria, Asia Minor and Tunisia the Romans occasionally raised the columns of their temples or propylaea on square pedestals, in Rome itself they were employed only to give greater importance to isolated columns, such as those of Trajan and Antoninus, or as a podium to the columns employed deco...
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    Pedestal
    • (n.) The base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp, or the like; the part on which an upright work stands. It consists of three parts, the base, the die or dado, and the cornice or surbase molding. See Illust. of Column. • (n.) A pillow block; a low housing. • (n.) A casting secured to the frame of a truck and forming a jaw for ...
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    pedestal
    in Classical architecture, support or base for a column, statue, vase, or obelisk. Such a pedestal may be square, octagonal, or circular. The name ...
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    pedestal
    pedestal 1. The base supporting a column or pillar in construction; the base on which an obelisk, statue, vase, or the like is erected. 2. A base, support, foundation (material or immaterial).
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    Pedestal
    The supporting base for a table, vase, sculpture, etc.
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    pedestal
    supporting base for a table; a stand for a vase or sculpture
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    Pedestal
    - A metal box installed at various locations along utility easements that contain electrical, telephone, or cable television switches and connections.
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    pedestal
    
    1. a support or foundation
    2. a position of great esteem (and supposed superiority)
    3. an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)
    
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    pedestal
    the difference in level between the black level and the blanking level of a video signal
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    Pedestal
    A vertical post in the cockpit used to elevate the steering wheel into a convenient position
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