keystone

UK
/ˈkiːstəʊn/
US
/ˈkiˌstoʊn/

Übersetzungen

keystonesubstantiv
keystones
Pl.
UK
/ˈkiːstəʊn/
US
/ˈkiˌstoʊn/
замковый камень
The keystone of the arch was carefully placed.
Замковый камень арки был тщательно установлен.
Trust is the keystone of any successful relationship.
Доверие — это основа любых успешных отношений.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
основной принцип
ключевой элемент
Synonyme
keystoneverb
keystoned
Präteritum
keystoned
Partizip Perfekt
keystoning
Gerundium
Rare transitive verb meaning ‘to secure (an arch) with a keystone’.
keystoneadjektiv
UK
/ˈkiːstəʊn/
US
/ˈkistoʊn/
Usually attributive and not comparable

Definitionen

keystonesubstantiv
A central stone at the summit of an arch, locking the whole arch together.
The keystone was carefully placed to ensure the stability of the ancient bridge.
The central principle or part of a policy, system, etc., on which all else depends.
Education is the keystone of the government's reform agenda.
A species that has a disproportionately large effect on its ecosystem relative to its abundance (short for ‘keystone species’).
Sea otters are a keystone in the kelp-forest ecosystem.
keystoneverb
To secure or complete (an arch) by inserting the keystone.
The stonemasons keystoned the arch before the mortar set.
To act as the crucial element that completes or supports something.
Her detailed analysis keystoned the team’s proposal.
keystoneadjektiv
Central, crucial, or foundational; on which all else depends.
Access to clean water is a keystone factor in public health.