Associations to the word «Stele»
Noun
- Script
- Memphis
- Decree
- Nanjing
- Om
- Egypt
- Tempest
- Reign
- Buddhist
- Bust
- Gu
- Sculpture
- Egyptian
- Yuan
- Depiction
- Urn
- Cairo
- Shrine
- Annal
- Turkic
- Hem
- Cult
- Offering
- Ren
- Text
- Bot
- Stone
- Hum
- Chinese
- Sanctuary
- Buddha
- Xi
- Deity
- Mai
- Artifact
- Chang
- Ancient
- Jin
- Sin
- Ji
- Goddess
- Museum
- Han
- Emperor
- Israel
- Ethiopia
- Dan
- Marble
- Lama
- Conquest
- Victory
- Hymn
- Huang
- Mention
- Ruler
- Courtyard
- Alphabet
- Damascus
- Maya
- Burial
- Niche
- Monastery
- Funeral
- Cortex
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
STELE, noun. Obsolete form of stale.
STELE, noun. (archaeology) An upright (or formerly upright) slab containing engraved or painted decorations or inscriptions; a stela.
STELE, noun. (archaeology) (uncommon) Any carved or engraved surface.
STELE, noun. (architecture) (archaeology) (obsolete) An acroterion, the decoration on the ridge of an ancient Greek building such as a temple.
STELE, noun. (botany) The central core of a plant's root and stem system, especially including the vascular tissue and developed from the plerome.
STÉLÉ, noun. Obsolete form of stele.
STELÈ, noun. Obsolete form of stele.
Dictionary definition
STELE, noun. The usually cylindrical central vascular portion of the axis of a vascular plant.
STELE, noun. An ancient upright stone slab bearing markings.
Wise words
A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is
the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color
and content according to the circumstances and time in which
it is used.