Found 3 items, similar to Pedestal.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak) Definition: pedestal alas
English → English (WordNet) Definition: pedestal pedestal n 1: a support or foundation; “the base of the lamp” [syn: base, stand] 2: a position of great esteem (and supposed superiority); “they put him on a pedestal” 3: an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue) [syn: plinth, footstall]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Pedestal Pedestal \Ped"es*tal\, n. [Sp. pedestal; cf. F. pi['e]destal, It. piedestallo; fr. L. es, pedis, foot + OHG. stal standing place, station, place, akin to E. stall. See Foot, and Stall, and Footstall.] 1. (Arch.) The base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp, or the like; the part on which an upright work stands. It consists of three parts, the base, the die or dado, and the cornice or surbase molding. See Illust. of Column. [1913 Webster] Build him a pedestal, and say, “Stand there!” --Cowper. [1913 Webster] 2. (a) (Railroad Cars) A casting secured to the frame of a truck and forming a jaw for holding a journal box. (b) (Mach.) A pillow block; a low housing. (c) (Bridge Building) An iron socket, or support, for the foot of a brace at the end of a truss where it rests on a pier. [1913 Webster] Pedestal coil (steam Heating), a group of connected straight pipes arranged side by side and one above another, -- used in a radiator. [1913 Webster]