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词汇 orthostat
释义

Definition of orthostat in English:

orthostat

noun ˈɔːθə(ʊ)stat
Archaeology

  • An upright stone or slab forming part of a structure or set in the ground.

    〔考古〕直立石

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It comprised a ruined ring of small orthostats or stumps surrounding a kerb-cairn of near-contiguous slabs with a diameter of 4.9 x 5.7m.
    • Other features include three low cairns in the northern sector; three hollows in the interior; and, in the south-west quadrant, a slight bank 7.5 m. long immediately inside the ring of orthostats.
    • Creevykeel is classified as a full-court tomb and shows a low line of kerbstones around the exterior of the cairn, with larger orthostats lining the court.
    • You could see immediately where the chambered areas were, because you could see the tops of the orthostats - the standing slabs that define the chambered areas.
    • The orthostats of the passage support roof slabs, but at the very front of the passage is a unique ‘roof-box’ which allows light to shine into the tomb through a slot above the roof of the outer passage.

Origin

Early 20th century: from Greek orthostatēs, from orthos 'right or straight' + statos 'standing'.
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