ALL meanings of echinus
e·chi·nus
E e - noun echinus A sea urchin. 1
- noun plural echinus any sea urchin of the genus Echinus. 1
- noun plural echinus Architecture. an ovolo molding, especially one having an outline with several radii or one carved with an egg-and-dart pattern. the prominent circular molding supporting the abacus of a Doric or Tuscan capital. Also called cymatium. the circular molding, usually carved with an egg-and-dart pattern, forming part of an Ionic capital between the volutes and under the balteus. 1
- noun echinus an ovolo moulding between the shaft and the abacus of a Doric column 0
- noun echinus any of the sea urchins of the genus Echinus, such as E. esculentus (edible sea urchin) of the Mediterranean 0
- noun echinus sea urchin 0
- noun echinus molding under the abacus of the capital of a Doric column 0
- noun echinus any of several similar moldings 0