Definition of Pedestel
Ped"es*tal (?), n. [Sp. pedestal;
cf. F. piédestal, It. piedestallo; fr. L.
es, pedis, foot + OHG. stal standing place,
station, place, akin to E. stall. See Foot, and
Stall, and Footstall.] 1. (Arch.)
The base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp, or the like;
the part on which an upright work stands. It consists of three parts,
the base, the die or dado, and the cornice or surbase molding. See
Illust. of Column.
Build him a pedestal, and say, "Stand
there!" Cowper.
2. (a) (Railroad Cars)
A casting secured to the frame of a truck and forming a jaw for
holding a journal box. (b) (Mach.) A
pillow block; a low housing. (c) (Bridge
Building) An iron socket, or support, for the foot of a brace
at the end of a truss where it rests on a pier.
Pedestal coil (steam Heating), a group
of connected straight pipes arranged side by side and one above
another, -- used in a radiator.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (architecture) The base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp, or the like; the part on which an upright work stands. It consists of three parts, the base, the die or dado, and the cornice or surbase molding. See Illust. of {Column}.
- #(Railroad Cars) A casting secured to the frame of a truck and forming a jaw for holding a journal box.
- #(Mach.) A pillow block; a low housing.
- #(Bridge Building) An iron socket, or support, for the foot of a brace at the end of a truss where it rests on a pier.
- Pedestal coil (steam Heating), a group of connected straight pipes arranged side by side and one above another, -- used in a radiator.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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