单词 | aedicular |
释义 | aedicularadj. Of, possessing, or characterized by the presence of an aedicule or aedicules; that forms or resembles an aedicule. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > division of building (general) > other parts > [adjective] > aedicula aedicular1844 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > other elements > [adjective] > having a framed opening aedicular1844 1844 J. Donovan Rome Anc. & Mod. IV. ix. 150 Of the circular form we have the tomb of Cecilia Metella;..and of the aedicular the examples are numerous along the Nomentan, the Latin and the Appian ways. 1885 Amer. Jrnl. Archaeol. 1 418 The front group of five chambers must be considered a pagan construction, and the catacomb itself originally pagan, for the reason that the aedicular system is used instead of that of loculi. 1953 H. Braun Hist. Archit. v. 84 It is possibly to the development of the aedicular architecture that the ultimate decadence of the Hellenistic style can be ascribed. 1970 H. Braun Parish Churches xiii. 168 The spire and the pinnacle—the latter being the aedicular offspring of the former—are both peculiar to the Gothic style. 1979 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts Nov. 777/1 The aedicular entrance gates..hide garbage cans. 1991 Progressive Archit. Feb. 19/2 The units themselves are 24-foot-square open plans with aedicular enclosures inside them. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1844 |
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