Cyclopean

[ sahy-kluh-pee-uhn, sahy-klop-ee-uhn ]

/ ˌsaɪ kləˈpi ən, saɪˈklɒp i ən /

adjective

of or characteristic of the Cyclops.

(sometimes lowercase) gigantic; vast.

(usually lowercase)Architecture, Building Trades. formed with or containing large, undressed stones fitted closely together without the use of mortar: a cyclopean wall.

Origin of Cyclopean

First recorded in 1635–45; from Latin Cyclōpē(us), from Greek Kyklṓpeios (equivalent to Kýklōp(s) + -eios adjective suffix) + -an; see Cyclops, -eous,-an

Words nearby Cyclopean

cyclonic, cyclonite, cyclooctatetraene, cycloolefin, cycloparaffin, Cyclopean, cyclopean concrete, cyclopedia, cyclopedic, cyclopentadiene, cyclopentane

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Example sentences from the Web for Cyclopean

Natural hot and cold waters pour over a precipice of cyclopean masses of granite at one end, about fifty feet wide and forty high.
A Summer's Outing|Carter H. Harrison
Weber gives a picture of Beethoven: "The square Cyclopean figure attired in a shabby coat with torn sleeves."
The Great German Composers|George T. Ferris
This Cyclopean construction varies with the geological nature of the rock employed.
Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor Car|Francis Miltoun
The masonry may be attributed to the 5th century; the chiselling of the immense blocks is not “Cyclopean.”
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7|Various

At the extremity of the cavern, which was oblong, rose a Cyclopean archivolte, singularly exact in form.
Toilers of the Sea|Victor Hugo

British Dictionary definitions for Cyclopean

Cyclopean

/ (ˌsaɪkləʊˈpiːən, saɪˈkləʊpɪən) /

adjective

of, relating to, or resembling the Cyclops

denoting, relating to, or having the kind of masonry used in preclassical Greek architecture, characterized by large dry undressed blocks of stone

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

单词	cyclopean
释义	Cyclopean [ sahy-kluh-pee-uhn, sahy-klop-ee-uhn ] / ˌsaɪ kləˈpi ən, saɪˈklɒp i ən / adjective of or characteristic of the Cyclops. (sometimes lowercase) gigantic; vast. (usually lowercase)Architecture, Building Trades. formed with or containing large, undressed stones fitted closely together without the use of mortar: a cyclopean wall. Origin of Cyclopean First recorded in 1635–45; from Latin Cyclōpē(us), from Greek Kyklṓpeios (equivalent to Kýklōp(s) + -eios adjective suffix) + -an; see Cyclops, -eous,-an Words nearby Cyclopean cyclonic, cyclonite, cyclooctatetraene, cycloolefin, cycloparaffin, Cyclopean, cyclopean concrete, cyclopedia, cyclopedic, cyclopentadiene, cyclopentane Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Cyclopean Natural hot and cold waters pour over a precipice of cyclopean masses of granite at one end, about fifty feet wide and forty high. A Summer's Outing\|Carter H. Harrison Weber gives a picture of Beethoven: "The square Cyclopean figure attired in a shabby coat with torn sleeves." The Great German Composers\|George T. Ferris This Cyclopean construction varies with the geological nature of the rock employed. Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor Car\|Francis Miltoun The masonry may be attributed to the 5th century; the chiselling of the immense blocks is not “Cyclopean.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7\|Various At the extremity of the cavern, which was oblong, rose a Cyclopean archivolte, singularly exact in form. Toilers of the Sea\|Victor Hugo British Dictionary definitions for Cyclopean Cyclopean / (ˌsaɪkləʊˈpiːən, saɪˈkləʊpɪən) / adjective of, relating to, or resembling the Cyclops denoting, relating to, or having the kind of masonry used in preclassical Greek architecture, characterized by large dry undressed blocks of stone 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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