monopterosn.

Brit.

/məˈnɒpt(ə)rəs/, U.S.

/məˈnɑptərəs/

Forms: 1700s–1800s monopteron, 1800s– monopteros.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin monopteros.

Etymology: < classical Latin monopteros, adjective (Vitruvius) < ancient Greek μονο- mono- comb. form + πτερόν feather, wing, row or circle of columns (see ptero- comb. form). Compare earlier monopter n.In form monopteron probably either after ancient Greek πτερόν , or after an assumed use as noun of the neuter of the Latin adjective; compare dipteros n. and forms s.v.

Classical Architecture.

A temple consisting of a single circle of columns supporting a roof.

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society > faith > artefacts > sanctuary or holy place > temple > [noun] > monopteral

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monopteros1706

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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > column > [noun] > columned structure > structure with specific arrangement of columns

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portico1607

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systyle1664

pseudoperipter1692

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1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Monopteron, a sort of round Temple, whose Roof was only supported by Pillars; so call'd, from its having but one Wing or Isle.

1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Monopteron,..A kind of round temple having the roof supported by pillars.

1823 P. Nicholson New Pract. Builder Gloss. 588 Monopteron, or Monopt[e]ral Temple, an edifice consisting of a circular colonnade, supporting a dome, without any inclosing wall.

1850 J. Leitch tr. K. O. Müller Ancient Art (new ed.) 171 Temple..of Mars Ultor on the capitol, a small monopteros, which we still see on coins.

1896 Littell's Living Age 5 Dec. 671/1 Curving flights of steps behind the sculptural basin of the ‘Nixies' Fount’ lead up to the Monopteros temple enshrining Hautmann's Venus.

1976 R. J. Hopper Early Greeks viii. 214 His victorious chariot was later preserved at Delphi under a form of baldacchino, the ‘Sikyonian monopteros’ decorated with archaic sculpture.

1999 J. S. Curl Dict. Archit. 432/1 Monopteron or monopteros, circular colonnade supporting a roof, but without walls.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	monopteros
释义	monopterosn. Brit. /məˈnɒpt(ə)rəs/, U.S. /məˈnɑptərəs/ Forms: 1700s–1800s monopteron, 1800s– monopteros. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin monopteros. Etymology: < classical Latin monopteros, adjective (Vitruvius) < ancient Greek μονο- mono- comb. form + πτερόν feather, wing, row or circle of columns (see ptero- comb. form). Compare earlier monopter n.In form monopteron probably either after ancient Greek πτερόν , or after an assumed use as noun of the neuter of the Latin adjective; compare dipteros n. and forms s.v. Classical Architecture. A temple consisting of a single circle of columns supporting a roof. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > sanctuary or holy place > temple > [noun] > monopteral monopter1696 monopteros1706 monopteral1845 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > column > [noun] > columned structure > structure with specific arrangement of columns diastyle1563 portico1607 porticus1617 peripterosa1652 systyle1664 pseudoperipter1692 monopter1696 peripter1696 pycnostylea1706 amphiprostyle1706 araeostyle1706 dipteros1706 monopteros1706 pseudoperipteros1706 periptery1708 tambour1823 monopteral1845 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Monopteron, a sort of round Temple, whose Roof was only supported by Pillars; so call'd, from its having but one Wing or Isle. 1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Monopteron,..A kind of round temple having the roof supported by pillars. 1823 P. Nicholson New Pract. Builder Gloss. 588 Monopteron, or Monopt[e]ral Temple, an edifice consisting of a circular colonnade, supporting a dome, without any inclosing wall. 1850 J. Leitch tr. K. O. Müller Ancient Art (new ed.) 171 Temple..of Mars Ultor on the capitol, a small monopteros, which we still see on coins. 1896 Littell's Living Age 5 Dec. 671/1 Curving flights of steps behind the sculptural basin of the ‘Nixies' Fount’ lead up to the Monopteros temple enshrining Hautmann's Venus. 1976 R. J. Hopper Early Greeks viii. 214 His victorious chariot was later preserved at Delphi under a form of baldacchino, the ‘Sikyonian monopteros’ decorated with archaic sculpture. 1999 J. S. Curl Dict. Archit. 432/1 Monopteron or monopteros, circular colonnade supporting a roof, but without walls. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1706
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