English Explanatory Dictionary

socle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A low plinth or pedestal used to display a statue or other artwork.
  2. A plain face or plinth at the foot of a wall.
  3. The sum of the minimal normal submodules of a given R-module of a given ring R.
  4. The subgroup generated by the minimal normal subgroups of a given group.

Pronunciation

/ˈsoʊkəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-socle.wav

Word forms

socle socles

Etymology

From French socle, from Italian zoccolo (“wooden shoe”), from Latin socculus, diminutive of soccus (“sock”). Doublet of zoccolo.

Synonyms

zocco zocle
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