anta (plural antae or antas)
(architecture) A kind of pier produced by thickening a wall at its termination, treated architecturally as a pilaster, with capital and base.
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ANTA
Initialism of Australian National Training Authority.
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Source: Wiktionary
An"ta, n.; pl. Antæ. Etym: [L.] (Arch.)
Definition: A species of pier produced by thickening a wall at its termination, treated architecturally as a pilaster, with capital and base.
Note: Porches, when columns stand between two antæ, are called in Latin in antis.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
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