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Meaning of pulvino | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. A dosseret shaped like an inverted pyramid, placed between the column capital and the arch base.
  2. A structural element serving to distribute a load from a superimposed structure with higher mechanical resistance to a lower structure with lower resistance.

Equivalents

Italiano pulvino

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

pulvinoid pulvinone pulvinulus pulvinus pulviplume pulvisculus

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