stele

[ stee-lee, steel for 1-3; steel, stee-lee for 4 ]

/ ˈsti li, stil for 1-3; stil, ˈsti li for 4 /

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noun, plural ste·lai [stee-lahy], /ˈsti laɪ/, ste·les [stee-leez, steelz]. /ˈsti liz, stilz/.

an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.

Architecture. a prepared surface on the face of a building, a rock, etc., bearing an inscription or the like.

(in ancient Rome) a burial stone.

Botany. the central cylinder or cylinders of vascular and related tissue in the stem, root, petiole, leaf, etc., of the higher plants.

Also ste·la

[stee-luh] /ˈsti lə/ (for defs. 1-3).

Origin of stele

First recorded in 1810–20; from Greek stḗlē, akin to histánai “to make stand,” Latin stāre “to stand”; see stand

OTHER WORDS FROM stele

ste·lar

[stee-ler], /ˈsti lər/, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH stele

steal, steel, stele

Words nearby stele

Steinman, Steinmetz, Steinway, stela, Stelazine, stele, St. Elias, Mount, St. Elias Mountains, stell, stella, Stella Polaris

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Example sentences from the Web for stele

The stele shows the warrior king leading his army up a steep incline and round the base of a great peak surmounted by stars.
Myths of Babylonia and Assyria|Donald A. Mackenzie
The upper part of this stele displays two motives which will be recognised at the first glance as borrowed from carpentry.
A History of Art in Ancient Egypt, Vol. II (of 2)|Georges Perrot
On another, a later Egyptian stele, the tree of life is the sycamore.
Byways of Ghost-Land|Elliott O'Donnell
Lindsay got up and strode toward the microphone by the stele.
The Ambassador|Samuel Kimball Merwin

The stele constitutes the essential part of the chapel and tomb.
History Of Egypt, Chalda, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume 2 (of 12)|G. Maspero

British Dictionary definitions for stele

stele

/ (ˈstiːlɪ, stiːl) /

noun plural stelae (ˈstiːliː) or steles (ˈstiːlɪz, stiːlz)

an upright stone slab or column decorated with figures or inscriptions, common in prehistoric times

a prepared vertical surface that has a commemorative inscription or design, esp one on the face of a building

the conducting tissue of the stems and roots of plants, which is in the form of a cylinder, principally containing xylem, phloem, and pericycleSee also protostele, siphonostele

Also called (for senses 1, 2): stela (ˈstiːlə)

Derived forms of stele

stelar (ˈstiːlə), adjective

Word Origin for stele

C19: from Greek stēlē; related to Greek histanai to stand, Latin stāre

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Scientific definitions for stele

stele

[ stēl, stē′lē ]

The central core of primary vascular tissues in the stem or root of a vascular plant, consisting of xylem and phloem together with pith.

单词	stele
释义	stele [ stee-lee, steel for 1-3; steel, stee-lee for 4 ] / ˈsti li, stil for 1-3; stil, ˈsti li for 4 / SEE SYNONYMS FOR stele ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural ste·lai [stee-lahy], /ˈsti laɪ/, ste·les [stee-leez, steelz]. /ˈsti liz, stilz/. an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like. Architecture. a prepared surface on the face of a building, a rock, etc., bearing an inscription or the like. (in ancient Rome) a burial stone. Botany. the central cylinder or cylinders of vascular and related tissue in the stem, root, petiole, leaf, etc., of the higher plants. Also ste·la [stee-luh] /ˈsti lə/ (for defs. 1-3). Origin of stele First recorded in 1810–20; from Greek stḗlē, akin to histánai “to make stand,” Latin stāre “to stand”; see stand OTHER WORDS FROM stele ste·lar [stee-ler], /ˈsti lər/, adjective WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH stele steal, steel, stele Words nearby stele Steinman, Steinmetz, Steinway, stela, Stelazine, stele, St. Elias, Mount, St. Elias Mountains, stell, stella, Stella Polaris Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for stele The stele shows the warrior king leading his army up a steep incline and round the base of a great peak surmounted by stars. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria\|Donald A. Mackenzie The upper part of this stele displays two motives which will be recognised at the first glance as borrowed from carpentry. A History of Art in Ancient Egypt, Vol. II (of 2)\|Georges Perrot On another, a later Egyptian stele, the tree of life is the sycamore. Byways of Ghost-Land\|Elliott O'Donnell Lindsay got up and strode toward the microphone by the stele. The Ambassador\|Samuel Kimball Merwin The stele constitutes the essential part of the chapel and tomb. History Of Egypt, Chalda, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume 2 (of 12)\|G. Maspero British Dictionary definitions for stele stele / (ˈstiːlɪ, stiːl) / noun plural stelae (ˈstiːliː) or steles (ˈstiːlɪz, stiːlz) an upright stone slab or column decorated with figures or inscriptions, common in prehistoric times a prepared vertical surface that has a commemorative inscription or design, esp one on the face of a building the conducting tissue of the stems and roots of plants, which is in the form of a cylinder, principally containing xylem, phloem, and pericycleSee also protostele, siphonostele Also called (for senses 1, 2): stela (ˈstiːlə) Derived forms of stele stelar (ˈstiːlə), adjective Word Origin for stele C19: from Greek stēlē; related to Greek histanai to stand, Latin stāre 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 Words related to stele ceremony, tombstone, statue, remembrance, headstone, plaque, mausoleum, stone, tablet, masterpiece, slab, pillar, testament, shrine, tomb, tribute, gravestone, marker, monument, obelisk Scientific definitions for stele stele [ stēl, stē′lē ] The central core of primary vascular tissues in the stem or root of a vascular plant, consisting of xylem and phloem together with pith. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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stele

noun, plural ste·lai [stee-lahy], /ˈsti laɪ/, ste·les [stee-leez, steelz]. /ˈsti liz, stilz/.

Origin of stele

OTHER WORDS FROM stele

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH stele

Words nearby stele

Example sentences from the Web for stele

British Dictionary definitions for stele

noun plural stelae (ˈstiːliː) or steles (ˈstiːlɪz, stiːlz)

Derived forms of stele

Word Origin for stele

Words related to stele

Scientific definitions for stele