- often Cyclopean Relating to or suggestive of a Cyclops: a great Cyclopean monocle.
- Very big; huge: has a cyclopean ego.
- Of or constituting a primitive style of masonry characterized by the use of massive stones of irregular shape and size.
Dictionary:
cy·clo·pe·an (sī'klə-pē'ən, sī-klō'pē-) ![]() |
| Thesaurus: cyclopean |
adjective
| Architecture: Cyclopean |
1. Describing prehistoric masonry, made of huge stone blocks laid without mortar.
2. Megalithic.
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| Archaeology Dictionary: cyclopean |
A style of construction often applied to walls built not of ashlar masonry however big the blocks, but of large boulders of a size which called for giants to handle them, and with interstices filled up with small stones. Typical of early Mycenaean walls.
| Columbia Encyclopedia: Cyclopean |
| Translations: Cyclopean |
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - lavet af kampestensblokke, kyklop-
Français (French)
adj. - cyclopéen
Deutsch (German)
adj. - zyklopisch, gigantisch
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - κυκλώπειος
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - ciclópico
Русский (Russian)
циклопический
Español (Spanish)
adj. - ciclópeo
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - kyklopisk, jättelik
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
独眼巨人的, 巨石堆积的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 獨眼巨人的, 巨石堆積的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 키클롭스(외눈의 거인)의, 외눈의, 거대한
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 巨大な, 片目の
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) ضخم جدا
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| cyclopic | |
| cycloposine | |
| pudding stone |
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