TERMINAL FIGURE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does terminal figure mean? 

• TERMINAL FIGURE (noun)
  The noun TERMINAL FIGURE has 1 sense:

1. (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome

  Familiarity information: TERMINAL FIGURE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TERMINAL FIGURE (noun)

Meaning:

(architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

terminal figure; terminus; term

Hypernyms ("terminal figure" is a kind of...):

statue (a sculpture representing a human or animal)

Domain category:

architecture (the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings)