CYCLOPEAN


Meaning of CYCLOPEAN in English

/suy'kleuh pee"euhn, suy klop"ee euhn/ , adj.

1. of or characteristic of the Cyclops.

2. ( sometimes l.c. ) gigantic; vast.

3. ( usually l.c. ) Archit., Building Trades. formed with or containing large, undressed stones fitted closely together without the use of mortar: a cyclopean wall.

[ 1635-45; Cyclope ( us ) ( Kyklópeios, equiv. to Kýklop ( s ) CYCLOPS + -eios -EOUS) + -AN ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .