patera

[建]皿形饰, 圆盘饰, 插座, 接线盒

词形变化

paterae 复数 paterae

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A broad, shallow dish used for drinking, primarily in ritual contexts such as libations.

  2. 2.

    A circular ornament, resembling a dish, often worked in relief on friezes etc.

    建筑
  3. 3.

    The caldera or crater (dish-shaped depression) atop a volcano, especially an extraterrestrial one; also used in the names of extraterrestrial volcanoes which have such a caldera.

词源

From Latin patera.

来源：wiktionary