SYSTYLE

Etymology

Adjective

systyle (not comparable)

(architecture) Having a space equal to two diameters or four modules between two columns; said of a portico or building.

Noun

systyle (plural systyles)

(architecture) A systyle temple or other edifice.

Source: Wiktionary


Sys"tyle, a. Etym: [L. systylos, Gr. systyle.] (Arch.)

Definition: Having a space equal to two diameters or four modules between two columns; -- said of a portico or building. See Intercolumniation.

– n.

Definition: A systyle temple or other edifice.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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