plinth in Japanese
plinth in Japanese is 台座, 柱礎, 根石 — plinth means a flat block that a column, statue, or similar structure stands on.
plinth in Japanese
台座
Pronounced: daiza
A block or slab upon which a column, pedestal, statue or other structure is based.
柱礎
Pronounced: chuuso
A block or slab upon which a column, pedestal, statue or other structure is based.
根石
Pronounced: neishi
A block or slab upon which a column, pedestal, statue or other structure is based.
What does "plinth" mean?
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noun A flat block that a column, statue, or similar structure stands on.
"He turned back to the scene before him and the enormous new block of council dwellings. The design was some way after Corbusier but the block was built up on plinths and resembled an Atlantic liner swimming diagonally across the site."
- noun (building) The lowest layer of bricks or stones in a wall.
- noun The low base that a cabinet stands on.
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plinth in a sentence
- He turned back to the scene before him and the enormous new block of council dwellings. The design was some way after Corbusier but the block was built up on plinths and resembled an Atlantic liner swimming diagonally across the site.
- The station building forms a street-level portal and ticket hall, connected by staircases and escalators to the sub-surface platforms. The whole structure is designed as a plinth for a future block of buildings above.
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What is "plinth" in Japanese?
"plinth" in Japanese is 台座, 柱礎, 根石. plinth means: A flat block that a column, statue, or similar structure stands on.
How do you pronounce 台座?
"plinth" in Japanese is 台座, pronounced "daiza".
Are there other ways to say "plinth" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 3 translations listed for "plinth": 台座, 柱礎, 根石.
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