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Definition of Socles

Socle
Socle So"cle, n. [F., fr. L. socculus, dim. of soccus. See Sock a covering for the foot. Cf. Zocco.] (Arch.) (a) A plain block or plinth forming a low pedestal; any base; especially, the base of a statue, column, or the like. See Plinth. (b) A plain face or plinth at the lower part of a wall. --Oxf. Gloss.

Meaning of Socles from wikipedia

- Look up socle in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Socle may refer to: Socle (mathematics), an algebraic object generated by minimal subobjects or by an...
- A buste-socle is a type of Iron Age stone statue found in France. Most buste-socles have been found within Armorica (a historical region of Gaul, roughly...
- and considering R as a left R-module, soc(RR) is defined. Both of these socles are ring ideals, and it is known they are not necessarily equal. If M is...
- In architecture, a socle is a short plinth used to support a pedestal, sculpture, or column. In English, the term tends to be most used for the bases...
- altars. Smaller pedestals, especially if round in shape, may be called socles. In civil engineering, it is also called ba****t. The minimum height of...
- spanning a distance of 108 metres. It is decorated at the ends with high socles carrying colossal bronze winged Victories and over each of the piers with...
- metres (56 ft) masonry socles, that provide stabilizing counterweight for the arch, without interfering with monumental views. The socles are crowned by Fames...
- there are two equestrian statues designed by Anton Dominik Fernkorn with socles by Eduard van der Nüll. The statue of Archduke Charles of Austria, modelled...
- expedition against Athens. In addition, according to Plutarch, Ameinias and the Socles of Pallene were the men who killed Ariamenes (Herodotus says that his name...
- total height of the monument is 5.57 metres (18 ft 3 in) including the socle; the statue alone measures 2.75 metres (9 ft 0 in). The sculpture is one...