keystone

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see also: Keystone

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkiː.stəʊn/

Noun

keystone (plural keystones)

1. (architecture) The top stone of an arch.
2. Something on which other things depend for support.
3. A native or resident of the American state of Pennsylvania.
4. (retail) A retail price that is double the cost price; a markup of 100%.

Translations

• French: clef de voûte, clé de voute, clef d'arc, clé d'arc, claveau
• German: Schlussstein, Scheitelstein
• Italian: chiave di volta
• Portuguese: pedra angular
• Russian: замко́вый ка́мень
• Spanish: clave

Translations

• French: clef de voûte
• Russian: замко́вый ка́мень

Verb

keystone (keystones, present participle keystoning; past and past participle keystoned)

1. (transitive) To distort (an image) by projecting it onto a surface at an angle, which for example causes a square to look like a trapezoid.
2. (transitive, retail) To double the cost price in order to determine the retail price; to apply a markup of 100%.

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Keystone

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Proper noun

1. A census-designated place in Colorado.
2. A city/and/town in Iowa.
3. A ghost town in North Dakota.
4. A town in South Dakota.

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