Rupestral
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Made on or placed on rock surfaces. not-comparable
"Having departed from Sardis and before reaching the mnema of Tos, the traveller saw a monument which was either a free-standing pillar or a rupestral tablet, depending on how we interpret the word.^([στήλη (stḗlē)])"
- 2 Constructed in rock; made of rock. not-comparable
"On the north side of the city, just outside the wall, the rupestral sanctuary of S. Biagio consists of a series of artificial caves or tunnels in the rocky hillside."
- 3 Growing on rocks. not-comparable
"The rupestral species have been the next class of lichens to suffer from the atmospheric pollution; and the effects are particularly noticeable in the hilly districts in the eastern part of South Lancashire."
- 1 composed of or inscribed on rock wordnet
Example
More examples"Having departed from Sardis and before reaching the mnema of Tos, the traveller saw a monument which was either a free-standing pillar or a rupestral tablet, depending on how we interpret the word.^([στήλη (stḗlē)])"
Etymology
From New Latin rupestris, from Latin rūpes (“rock”).