tholos

[ thoh-los, -lohs ]

/ ˈθoʊ lɒs, -loʊs /

noun, plural tho·loi [thoh-loi]. /ˈθoʊ lɔɪ/.

(in classical architecture)

a circular building.
a small, round structure, as a lantern.
a circular subterranean tomb, lined with masonry.

a subterranean domed tomb chamber of the Mycenaean age.

Origin of tholos

First recorded in 1895–1900, tholos is from the Greek word thólos literally, rotunda

Words nearby tholos

Thohoyandou, Thokk, thole, tholeiite, tholobate, tholos, tholus, Thomas, Thomas à Becket, Thomas à Kempis, Thoma's ampulla

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Example sentences from the Web for tholos

The Tholos of Polykletos at Epidauros was a circular building 107 feet in diameter, situated within the sacred enclosure.
The Brochure Series of Architectural Illustration, Volume 01, No. 08, August 1895|Various
This building is a dome-covered tomb (tholos) of beehive shape, approached by a long passage (dromos).
A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2)|A. H. Smith
It is the same shaft, diminishing from summit to base, which has been noticed upon the portal front of the Tholos of Atreus.
History of Ancient Art|Franz von Reber
When Pausanias speaks of the tholos at Epidaurus a second time, he does not call it by that name, but .
Problems in Periclean Buildings|G. W. Elderkin

An entrance-passage, the dromos, led from the valley to the tholos in a gently inclined ascent.
History of Ancient Art|Franz von Reber

British Dictionary definitions for tholos

tholos

/ (ˈθəʊlɒs) /

noun plural -loi (-lɔɪ)

a dry-stone beehive-shaped tomb associated with the Mycenaean culture of Greece in the 16th to the 12th century bc

Word Origin for tholos

C17: from Greek

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单词	tholos
释义	tholos [ thoh-los, -lohs ] / ˈθoʊ lɒs, -loʊs / noun, plural tho·loi [thoh-loi]. /ˈθoʊ lɔɪ/. (in classical architecture) a circular building. a small, round structure, as a lantern. a circular subterranean tomb, lined with masonry. a subterranean domed tomb chamber of the Mycenaean age. Origin of tholos First recorded in 1895–1900, tholos is from the Greek word thólos literally, rotunda Words nearby tholos Thohoyandou, Thokk, thole, tholeiite, tholobate, tholos, tholus, Thomas, Thomas à Becket, Thomas à Kempis, Thoma's ampulla Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tholos The Tholos of Polykletos at Epidauros was a circular building 107 feet in diameter, situated within the sacred enclosure. The Brochure Series of Architectural Illustration, Volume 01, No. 08, August 1895\|Various This building is a dome-covered tomb (tholos) of beehive shape, approached by a long passage (dromos). A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2)\|A. H. Smith It is the same shaft, diminishing from summit to base, which has been noticed upon the portal front of the Tholos of Atreus. History of Ancient Art\|Franz von Reber When Pausanias speaks of the tholos at Epidaurus a second time, he does not call it by that name, but . Problems in Periclean Buildings\|G. W. Elderkin An entrance-passage, the dromos, led from the valley to the tholos in a gently inclined ascent. History of Ancient Art\|Franz von Reber British Dictionary definitions for tholos tholos / (ˈθəʊlɒs) / noun plural -loi (-lɔɪ) a dry-stone beehive-shaped tomb associated with the Mycenaean culture of Greece in the 16th to the 12th century bc Word Origin for tholos C17: from Greek Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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