different between gable vs acroterium

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??e?.b?l/
• Rhymes: -e?b?l

Etymology 1

The southern English term gable probably came from Old French gable (compare modern French gâble), from Old Norse gafl. The northern form gavel is perhaps also akin to Old Norse gafl, masculine, of the same meaning (confer Swedish gavel, Danish gavl). See gafl for more etymology information.

Noun

gable (plural gables)

1. (architecture) The triangular area at the peak of an external wall adjacent to, and terminating, two sloped roof surfaces (pitches).

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See also

• pediment
• peaked roof
• pitched roof

Etymology 2

Noun

gable (plural gables)

1. A cable.

Anagrams

• Gebal, bagel, gabel, galbe, gleba

German

Verb

gable

1. inflection of gabeln:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative

English

Alternative forms

• acroterion

Etymology

Latin, from Ancient Greek; related to ????? (ákros, “highest, at the extremity”).

Noun

acroterium (plural acroteria)

1. (architecture) One of the small pedestals, for statues or other ornaments, placed on the apex and at the basal angles of a pediment, or upon the gables in Gothic architecture.
2. One of the pedestals, for vases or statues, forming a part roof balustrade.

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