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monopteral, a. and n.|məˈnɒptərəl|
[f. late L. monopter-os (Vitruvius, in sense 1 below), mod.L. monopter-us (in sense 2), a. Gr. *µονόπτερος, lit. ‘having one wing or fin’, f. µόνο-ς mono- + πτερ-όν wing, fin, row or circle of columns: see -al1.]
A. adj.
1. Arch. Of a temple: Consisting of a single circle of columns supporting a roof.
1823P. Nicholson Pract. Build. Gloss. 588 Monopteron, or Monopt[e]ral Temple, an edifice consisting of a circular colonnade, supporting a dome, without any inclosing wall. 1841Civil Eng. & Arch. Jrnl. IV. 118/2 The uppermost is a Corinthian rotunda, forming an open or monopteral temple (i.e. without any cella).
2. Zool. Having a single fin, wing, or alate part [Cf. F. monoptère (1798 in Hatz.-Darm.).]
1887Sollas in Encycl. Brit. XXII. 417/2 (Fig. 17) K, monopteral cymba.
B. n. A monopteral temple; a monopteros.
1845Parker Gloss. Archit. (ed. 4) I. 243 Monopteros, Monopteral,..a circular temple consisting of a roof supported on columns, without any cell. |