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Tekoälykääntäjä
Kuvat 6

Vaihtoehtoiset kirjoitusmuodot

Synonyymit

KieliKäännökset
bulgariaкрайъгълен камък
espanjapiedra angular, fundamento
hollantihoeksteen
italiacaposaldo, cardine
japani要 (Kaname), かなめ (kaname), きせき (kiseki)
kreikkaαγκώνας (agkónas), ακρογωνιαίος λίθος (akrogoniaíos líthos), αγκωνάρι (agkonári), κεφαλάρι (kefalári)
ranskapierre angulaire, pièce maîtresse
saksaGrundstein, Eckpfeiler, Ortstein
suomiperuskivi, tärkein asia, kulmakivi, oleellisin asia
unkarisarokkő
venäjäкраеугольный камень (krajeugolnyi kamen)

Määritelmät

Substantiivi

  1. A stone forming the base at the corner of a building.
  2. Such a stone used ceremonially, often inscribed with the architect's and owner's names, dates and other details.
  3. (figuratively) That which is prominent, fundamental, noteworthy, or central.

Esimerkit

  • The cornerstone on the Flatiron Building is set on the Fifth Avenue facade.
  • Exceptional service is the cornerstone of the hospitality industry.
  • That is the cornerstone of any meaningful debate about budgets and projects, regulations and policies.
  • the cornerstone of American security policy

Taivutusmuodot

Monikkocornerstones

Luokat


A stone forming the base at the corner of a building.

Cornerstone of the Church of Saint Paul in Macau (1602).

Such a stone used ceremonially, often inscribed with the architect's and owner's names, dates and other details.

A ceremonial cornerstone from 1907, at the side of a building in Lasówka, Poland

Such a stone used ceremonially, often inscribed with the architect's and owner's names, dates and other details.

The 1925 cornerstone ceremony of the Washington, D.C. Jewish Community Center