tripteral

tripteral
/trip"teuhr euhl/, adj.
(of a classical building) having a triple pteron.
[ < Gk trípter(os) having three wings (see TRIPTEROUS) + -AL1]

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  • tripteral — ˈtriptərəl adjective Etymology: Greek tripteros having three wings (from tri three + pteros pterous) + English al : having three rows of columns the later temple … tripteral at the ends D.S.Robertson compare dipteral * * * /trip te …   Useful english dictionary

  • tripteral — trip·ter·al …   English syllables

  • pseudotripteral — /sooh doh trip teuhr euhl/, adj. Archit. having an arrangement of columns suggesting a tripteral structure but without the inner colonnades. [PSEUDO + TRIPTERAL] * * * …   Universalium

  • pseudotripteral — /sooh doh trip teuhr euhl/, adj. Archit. having an arrangement of columns suggesting a tripteral structure but without the inner colonnades. [PSEUDO + TRIPTERAL] …   Useful english dictionary

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