peripteral

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pə rip′tər əl)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
pe•rip•ter•al  (pə rip′tər əl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Architecture(of a classical temple or other structure) surrounded by a single row of columns.
  • Greek, noun, nominal use of neuter of perípteros encompassed round with columns, literally, flying around; see peri-, -pterous) + -al1
  • Latin peripter(on) (
  • 1820–30

'peripteral' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
apteral - periptery - pseudoperipteral

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