MONOPTERAL

monopteral

(adjective) having circular columniation

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

monopteral (not comparable)

(architecture) Round and without a cella; consisting of a single ring of columns supporting a roof; said especially of a temple.

Anagrams

• protonemal

Source: Wiktionary


Mo*nop"ter*al, a. Etym: [Gr. monoptère.] (Arch.)

Definition: Round and without a cella; consisting of a single ring of columns supporting a roof; -- said esp. of a temple.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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