VITRUVIAN

Meaning of VITRUVIAN in English

və̇.ˈtrüvēən adjective

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: Marcus Vitruvi us Pollio, 1st century B.C. Roman architect and engineer + English -an

: of, relating to, or being in the architectural style of Marcus Vitruvius Pollio

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

VITRUVIAN — (a.) Of or pertaining to Vitruvius, an ancient Roman architect.
Английский словарь Webster
VITRUVIAN — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to Vitruvius, an ancient Roman architect.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
VITRUVIAN — adj of or pertaining to vitruvius, an ancient roman architect.
Webster English vocab
VITRUVIAN SCROLL — noun Usage: usually capitalized V : a scroll of convolved undulations used especially in friezes of the composite order
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VITRUVIAN SCROLL — a scroll forming a stylized wave pattern. Also called running dog, Vitruvian wave, wave scroll . [ 1830-40; named after …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
VITRUVIAN MODULE — Модуль над кольцом
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
VITRUVIAN MODULE — Модуль
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VITRUVIAN MAN — Витрувианский человек
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VITRUVIAN MAN — Витрувианский человек
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WAVE MOLDING — noun : a molding with a profile that suggests one or more breaking waves — compare vitruvian scroll
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WAVE SCROLL. — See Vitruvian scroll .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
VITRUVIUS POLLIO — — Vitruvian , adj. /vi trooh"vee euhs pol"ee oh'/ Marcus , fl. 1st century B.C., Roman architect, engineer, and author.
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RUNNING DOG — Disparaging. 1. (esp. in Chinese Communist propaganda) a. a person or institution subservient to counterrevolutionary interests. b. a manipulable, servile …
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SCROLLWORK — in architecture and furniture design, use of curved elements suggesting such shapes as a sea wave, a vine, or a …
Britannica English vocabulary
RUNNING-DOG PATTERN — in classical architecture, decorative motif consisting of a repeated stylized convoluted form, something like the profile of a breaking wave. …
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JONES, INIGO — born July 15, 1573, Smithfield, London, Eng. died June 21, 1652, London British painter, architect, and designer who founded the …
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ВИТРУВИАНСКИЙ ЧЕЛОВЕК — Vitruvian Man
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