socle
English
Etymology
From French socle, from Italian zoccolo (“wooden shoe”), from Latin socculus, diminutive of soccus (“sock”). Doublet of zoccolo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsoʊkəl/
- Rhymes: -oʊkəl
Noun
socle (plural socles)
- (architecture) A low plinth or pedestal used to display a statue or other artwork.
- (architecture) A plain face or plinth at the foot of a wall.
- (algebra, ring theory) The sum of the minimal normal submodules of a given R-module of a given ring R.
- (group theory) The subgroup generated by the minimal normal subgroups of a given group.
Translations
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɔkl/
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Noun
socle m (plural socles)
Further reading
- “socle” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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