ăcrōtērĭa, ōrum, n., = ἀκρωτήρια, the projecting or extreme part of a thing.
I Of a harbor , Vitr. 5, 12.—
II In architecture, the projecting parts of a pediment , serving as a support for figures or statues, Vitr. 3, 5, 12 sq.; cf. Müll. Arch. § 284.