English noun: obelisk | |||
1. | obelisk (artifact) a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top | ||
Broader (hypernym) | column, pillar | ||
Instance hyponym | Washington Monument | ||
2. | obelisk (communication) a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote | ||
Synonyms | dagger | ||
Broader (hypernym) | character, grapheme, graphic symbol | ||