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Keystone
UK
/ˈkiːstəʊn/
US
/ˈkiˌstoʊn/
Translation of "keystone" into Russian
keystone
Noun
UK
/ˈkiːstəʊn/
US
/ˈkiˌstoʊn/
keystone
keystones pl
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.
Additional translations
ключевой элемент
основной принцип
Definitions
keystone
Noun
UK
/ˈkiːstəʊn/
US
/ˈkiˌstoʊn/
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.
keystone
Verb
UK
/ˈkiːstəʊn/
US
/ˈkiˌstoʊn/
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.
keystone
Adjective
UK
/ˈkiːstəʊn/
US
/ˈkiˌstoʊn/
Central, crucial, or foundational; on which all else depends.
Access to clean water is a keystone factor in public health.
Idioms and phrases
keystone of (something)
Trust is the keystone of any successful relationship.
основа (чего-то)
Доверие является основой любых успешных отношений.
keystone of (someone's) argument
The keystone of her argument was based on recent scientific research.
краеугольный камень (чьего-то) аргумента
Краеугольный камень её аргумента был основан на последних научных исследованиях.