pedestal

IPA(Pronunciation)

figuratively

(architecture) The base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp. / (figuratively) A place of reverence or honor.

Japanese Meaning

（建築）柱や像、花瓶、ランプなどの足元部分、台座。 / （比喩的）尊敬や名誉を集める対象となる立場、地位。

The sculptor carefully raised the marble statue onto its ornate pedestal in the gallery.

彫刻家はギャラリーで大理石の像を華やかな台座の上に慎重に据えた。

Sense（1）

(architecture) The base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp.

Sense（2）

(figuratively) A place of reverence or honor.

He has put his mother on a pedestal. You can't say a word against her.

Sense（3）

Sense（4）

(machining) A pillow block; a low housing.

Sense（5）

(bridge building) An iron socket, or support, for the foot of a brace at the end of a truss where it rests on a pier.

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Sense（7）

(telecommunications) A ground-level housing for a passive connection point for underground cables.

Sense（8）

(electronics) The measured value when no input signal is given.

Sense（9）

(aviation) The central part of the cockpit, between the pilots, where various controls are located.

pedestals

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