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Webster 1913 Edition


monopteral

mo-nop′ter-al

(mō̍-nŏp′tẽr-al)
,
Adj.
[Gr.
μονόπτεροσ
with a row of pillars only;
μόνοσ
alone, only +
πτερόν
feather, wing, also, a row of pillars: cf. F.
monoptère
.]
(Arch.)
Round and without a cella; consisting of a single ring of columns supporting a roof; – said esp. of a temple.

Definition 2024


monopteral

monopteral

English

Adjective

monopteral (not comparable)

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