Stelae vs. Stele
Stelaenoun
(archaeology) stela
Stelenoun
(archaeology) An upright (or formerly upright) slab containing engraved or painted decorations or inscriptions; a stela.
Stelenoun
Any carved or engraved surface.
Stelenoun
An acroterion, the decoration on the ridge of an ancient Greek building such as a temple.
Stelenoun
(botany) The central core of a plant's root and stem system, especially including the vascular tissue and developed from the plerome.
Stelenoun
Same as Stela.
Stelenoun
A stale, or handle; a stalk.
Stelenoun
the usually cylindrical central vascular portion of the axis of a vascular plant
Stelenoun
an ancient upright stone slab bearing markings
Stele
A stele ( STEE-lee), or occasionally stela (plural stelas or stelæ), when derived from Latin, is a stone or wooden slab, generally taller than it is wide, erected in the ancient world as a monument. The surface of the stele often has text, ornamentation, or both.
Stele Illustrations
