socle

== English == === Etymology === From French socle, from Italian zoccolo (“wooden shoe”), from Latin socculus, diminutive of soccus (“sock”). Doublet of zoccolo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsoʊkəl/ Rhymes: -əʊkəl === Noun === socle (plural socles) (architecture) A low plinth or pedestal used to display a statue or other artwork. (architecture) A plain face or plinth at the foot of a wall. (algebra, ring theory) The sum of the minimal normal submodules of a given R-module of a given ring R. (group theory) The subgroup generated by the minimal normal subgroups of a given group. ==== Synonyms ==== (a plinth or pedestal): zocco, zocle ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Close, Coles, close, coles, -coels, -coles == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian zoccolo (“wooden shoe”), from Latin socculus, diminutive of soccus (“sock”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sɔkl/ === Noun === socle m (plural socles) plinth, pedestal, socle basis, foundation, core idea (geology) basement (mass of rock underlying sedimentary cover) ==== Descendants ==== → Dutch: sokkel → English: socle → German: Sockel (see there for further descendants) → Portuguese: soclo === Further reading === “socle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === close, -coles