ORTHOSTAT


Meaning of ORTHOSTAT in English

/awr"theuh stat'/ , n.

(in a classical temple) any of a number of large stone slabs revetting the lower part of the cella.

[ 1905-10; orthostátes, equiv. to ortho- ORTHO- + státes that stands; see -STAT ]

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