单词 | supercolumniation |
释义 | > as lemmassupercolumniation supercolumniation n. Brit. /ˌsuːpəkəlʌmnɪˈeɪʃn/ , /ˌsjuːpəkəlʌmnɪˈeɪʃn/ , U.S. /ˌsupərkəˌləmniˈeɪʃ(ə)n/ Architecture the erection of columns of one order on top of those of another; such an arrangement of columns.ΚΠ ?1787 Artist's Repository & Drawing Mag. 2 194 The Banqueting-House..not only claims a place for its merit, but also as being an example of super-columniation, or order over order: the inferior being Ionic, the superior Corinthian. 1838 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 1 94/1 The writer objects—and so do we—to super-columniation. 2008 J. E. Cleland Silent Sentinel 63 The supercolumniation used at St. Paul's..suggests the engaged columns are acting as bulwarks to help in the enormous task of holding the facade up. < as lemmas |
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