TUMULUS


Meaning of TUMULUS in English

/tooh"myeuh leuhs, tyooh"-/ , n. , pl. tumuluses, tumuli /-luy'/ .

1. Archaeol. an artificial mound, esp. over a grave; barrow.

2. Geol. a domelike swelling or mound formed in congealed lava.

[ 1680-90; tum ( ere ) to swell + -ulus -ULE ]

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