firmāmentum — meaning in English

English meaning

• firmament noun The sky, especially thought of as a vast dome or vault overhead.
• prop noun An object used to support something, or to keep it in place.
• support noun Help, encouragement or resources given to someone or something.

Senses

firmāmentum is used for these senses in English:

• firmament (usually, uncountable, literary, poetic, also, figuratively) The vault of the heavens, where the clouds, sun, moon, and stars can be seen; the heavens, the sky.
• prop An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.
• support (sometimes, attributive) Something which supports.

firmament — full definition

1. noun The sky, especially thought of as a vast dome or vault overhead.
2. noun A particular field or sphere of activity, used figuratively.

prop — full definition

1. noun An object used to support something, or to keep it in place.
2. noun An object used on a stage or film set to help tell the story.
3. noun A proposition on an election ballot.
4. verb To support something by placing an object under or against it.

Related Latin words