dipteral
/ˈdɪpt(ə)r(ə)l
/adjective Architecture
Having a double peristyle.It was tripteral octastyle on the two narrow sides, and dipteral eikosastyle on the long sides, that is, it was surrounded by 104 Corinthian columns in total....
- The temple we see today is an Ionic structure measuring 60 x 118 m, with a dipteral arrangement of two rows of columns with 21 on each side and 10 at each end.
- The temple is dipteral with eight columns.
Origin
Early 19th century: from Latin dipteros (from Greek, from di- 'twice' + pteron 'wing') + -al.
Rhymes
- portable classroom
- portable gas
- portable media player
- portableness
- portable pension
- portably
- portacaval
- port admiral
- portage
- portage bill
- portage duty
- portage money
- portage strap
- porta hepatis
- portainer
- Portakabin
- portal
- portal canal
- portal circulation
- portal crane
- portal fissure
- portal frame
- portalled
- Portaloo
- portal strut