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   plinth

   /plɪnθ/

   noun

   • 1. a heavy base supporting a statue or vase: "busts of the King and Queen on marble plinths"
   • ▪ the lower square slab at the base of a column.
   • ▪ the base course of a building, or projecting base of a wall.

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Latin plinthus, from Greek plinthos ‘tile, brick, squared stone’. The Latin form was in early use in English.

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   What is a plinth in construction?

   • In construction, a plinth is the projecting feature constructed at the base of a wall. It gives a building the appearance of additional stability. (Fig. 17 shows three forms of simple brick plinths.)

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   What is a plinth used for?

   • The plinth typically lies between the column and the ground. In architecture, a plinth is one of the basic building elements. While it's most common for a plinth to support a pillar or column, it can also be used as a base or slab underneath a statue, a bust, or a decorative vase, and in engineering a plinth is the support for a dam.

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   What does plinth mean?

   • Add plinth to one of your lists below, or create a new one. PLINTH definition: 1. a square block, especially of stone, on which a column or a statue stands 2. a square block…. Learn more.

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   What is the definition of a plinth area?

   • The plinth area is the area of the wall at the floor level, excluding plinth offsets. In case of a building with columns projecting beyond cladding, the plinth area shall be taken up to the external face of the cladding (in case of corrugated sheet cladding, the outer edge of the corrugation shall be considered).

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   What is the role of a plinth in sculpture?

   • In the traditional sculptural sense, plinths are heavy bases made from stone, wood, or metal that raise a sculpture above the ground. They sometimes protect the sculpture from the elements, such as a sculpture being raised out of the way of puddles of rain in the street.

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   How tall is a plinth?

   • The wall height, in between the tendril and the plinth, is equal to four squares (3.2cm). Nowhere is the use of clay for the plinth mentioned. A speaker is concealed inside the plinth that regularly emits a sound in relation to the grid of the corresponding cube.

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   PLINTH definition: 1. a square block, especially of stone, on which a column or a statue stands 2. a square block…. Learn more.

   • English (US)

     PLINTH meaning: 1. a square block, especially of stone, on...

   • Znaczenie Plinth, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     plinth definicja: 1. a square block, especially of stone, on...

   • Plinth in Traditional Chinese

     PLINTH translate: （柱子或雕像的）底座，柱基. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Plinth in Simplified Chinese

     PLINTH translate: （柱子或雕像的）底座，柱基. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   • Cambridge English Dictionary에서의 의미

     plinth 의미, 정의, plinth의 정의: 1. a square block, especially of...

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   A plinth is the lowest member of a base, a block upon which the moldings of an architrave or trim are stopped, or a course of stones forming a continuous foundation. Learn more about the word history, examples, and synonyms of plinth from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   a slablike member beneath the base of a column or pier. 2. a square base or a lower block, as of a pedestal. 3. Also called: plinth course. a projecting course of stones at the base of a wall; earth table. 4.(in joinery) a flat member at the bottom of an architrave, dado, baseboard, or the like.

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   In architecture, a plinth is one of the basic building elements. While it's most common for a plinth to support a pillar or column, it can also be used as a base or slab underneath a statue, a bust, or a decorative vase, and in engineering a plinth is the support for a dam.

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    A plinth is a square block, especially of stone, on which a column or a statue stands. Learn how to use this word in sentences, see related words and phrases, and find translations in different languages.