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Definition of fastigium in English: fastigiumnoun faˈstɪdʒɪəm 1The apex or summit of something. Example sentencesExamples - The tendency for late sequelae to appear increases up to the fourth year, which represents a fastigium after which there is a decrease in the probability.
- In most cases the eruptive fever is divided into two sections, a moderately febrile stage and a fastigium or acme.
Synonyms tip, peak, summit, pinnacle, top, highest part, highest point, crest, vertex - 1.1Architecture The ridge or gable end of a roof.
Example sentencesExamples - A fastigium of silver probably spanned above the chord of the apse.
- Interestingly, the report alleges that the fastigium was decorated with two groups of statues.
- The fastigium was altered in the early eighteenth century by the substitution of panels of ornamental motifs for porphyry panels in the smaller squares.
Origin Late 17th centuryː Latin (see fastigiate). |