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Meaning of PERIPTERAL

Pronunciation:  pu'ripturul

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  having columns on all sides
 
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 Synonyms: monopteral, peristylar, pseudoperipteral
 
 Antonyms: apteral
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pe*rip"ter*al\, a. [Gr., fr. ? + ? feather, wing,
row of columns.] (Arch.)
Having columns on all sides; -- said of an edifice. See
{Apteral}.
 

 

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