Definition
A stone or block used to stop or wedge something in place, preventing movement or slipping.
Etymology
From 'check' (to stop or control) + 'stone' (a hard rock). The word emerged in English around the 1800s to describe stones used in construction and masonry to secure or stabilize structures.
Kelly Says
Medieval builders used checkstones to level uneven foundations without mortar—a clever solution before modern leveling tools existed. You'll find them still holding up old stone walls across Britain and Europe.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ማይ እንቅላላ
may en-kila-la
ARالعربية
حجر التحقق
ḥajar al-taḥqīq
BNবাংলা
প্রয়োজনীয় পাথর
proyojonee pathor
CACatalà
pedra de control
pe-dra deh kon-troh-loh
CSČeština
kontrolní kámen
kon-trohl-ni ka-men
DADansk
kontrolsten
kon-trohl-sten
DEDeutsch
Kontrollstein
kon-trohl-shtain
ELΕλληνικά
πέτρα ελέγχου
pe-tra eh-leh-hoo
ESEspañol
piedra de control
pje-dra deh kon-trohl
FAفارسی
سنگ کنترل
sang-e kontorol
FISuomi
tarkastuskivi
tar-kas-tus-ki-vi
FRFrançais
pièce de contrôle
pee-s deh kon-trohl
HAHA
gidan bincike
gi-dan bin-ci-ke
HEעברית
אבני בדיקה
avnei bdi-ka
HIहिन्दी
चेकस्टोन
chek-ston
HUMagyar
ellenőrző kő
el-len-or-ző ko
IDBahasa Indonesia
batu pemeriksaan
ba-tu pe-ri-ma-kan
IGIG
ọkpụrụ ịrị
ok-pu-ru i-ri
ITItaliano
pietra di controllo
pee-e-tra deh kon-troh-loh
JA日本語
チェックストーン
chekku-su-ton
KKKK
бақытты тас
ba-kyyt-ty tas
KMKM
គ្រឿងត្រាស់
k'r'ueang traas
KO한국어
체크스톤
che-keu-se-ton
MSBahasa Melayu
batu pemeriksaan
ba-tu pe-ri-ma-kan
MYမြန်မာ
စစ်ဆေးရေး ကျောက်
sit-sway-ray kyao
NLNederlands
controle steen
kon-troh-leh shteen
NONorsk
kontrollstein
kon-trohl-stein
PAPA
ਚੈੱਕਸਟੋਨ
cha-ek-ston
PLPolski
kamień kontrolny
kam-yen kon-troh-lny
PTPortuguês
pedra de verificação
peh-druh deh ve-ri-fi-ka-sow
RORomână
piatră de control
pee-a-tră deh kon-troh-loh
RUРусский
контрольный камень
kontrolynyy kamen'
SVSvenska
kontrollsten
kon-trohl-sten
SWKiswahili
mawe ya uchunguzi
ma-we ya u-chun-gu-zi
TAதமிழ்
சோதனை கல்
so-thana-kal
TEతెలుగు
చెక్కురాయి
chek-ku-rai
THไทย
หินตรวจสอบ
hin-ton-sa-bot
TLTL
bato ng pagsusuri
ba-to ng pag-su-su-ri
TRTürkçe
kontrol taşı
kon-trohl ta-shi
UKУкраїнська
контрольний камінь
kontrolynyy kam'y
URاردو
چیک سٹون
cheek ston
VITiếng Việt
đá kiểm tra
da kiem tra
YOYO
ẹ̀kọ́ ìṣẹ́
eh-ko i-she
ZUZU
isigamu sokuhlela
i-si-ga-mu so-ku-hle-la