Definition of Patera. Meaning of Patera. Synonyms of Patera

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Definition of Patera

Patera
Patera Pat"e*ra, n.; pl. Pater[ae](?). [ L., fr. patere to lie open.] 1. A saucerlike vessel of earthenware or metal, used by the Greeks and Romans in libations and sacrificies. 2. (Arch.) A circular ornament, resembling a dish, often worked in relief on friezes, and the like.

Meaning of Patera from wikipedia

- In the material culture of classical antiquity, a patera (Latin pronunciation: [ˈpatɛra]) or phiale (Ancient Gr****: φιάλη [pʰi.á.lɛː]) is a shallow ceramic...
- Kenneth Wayne Patera (born November 6, 1942) is an American retired professional wrestler, Olympic weightlifter, and strongman competitor. Well known in...
- Leviathan Patera is a major cryovolcanic caldera on Neptune's largest moon Triton. Discovered by the Voyager 2 spacecraft in 1989, Leviathan Patera is located...
- Patera is a city and a tahsil in the Damoh district of Madhya Pradesh, India. Patera is famous for kundalpur Jain temples. Kundalpur is 3.5 km away from...
- Nili Patera and Meroe Patera, which are about 2 km deep. The roughly 2,300-meter high peak of Syrtis Major is located northwest of Nili Patera. The floors...
- considered the volumes separately for "Best Novel" awards. A young priest named Patera Silk tries to save his manteion (neighborhood church and school) from destruction...
- The Patera Building prototype, a significant example of British high-tech architecture, was manufactured in Stoke-on-Trent in 1982 by Patera Products Ltd...
- Look up patera in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A patera was a saucer-shaped Roman drinking vessel. In modern usage, it describes something similar...
- Cliona patera, commonly called Neptune's cup sponge, is a species of demosponge in the family Clionaidae. Among the larger known sponges at up to a meter...
- Loki Patera /ˈloʊki ˈpætərə/ is the largest volcanic depression on Jupiter's moon Io, 202 kilometres (126 mi) in diameter. It contains an active lava lake...