amphiprostyle

amphiprostyleplan of the Temple of Athena Nike at the AcropolisAthens, Greece

am·phip·ro·style

A0265500 (ăm-fĭp′rō-stīl′, ăm′fĭ-prō′stīl′)adj. Having a prostyle or set of columns at each end but none along the sides, as in some Greek temples.

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[Latin amphiprostȳlos, from Greek amphiprostūlos : amphi-, amphi- + prostūlos, with pillars in front; see prostyle.]

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am·phip′ro·style′ n.

amphiprostyle

(æmˈfɪprəˌstaɪl; ˌæmfɪˈprəʊstaɪl) adj (Architecture) (esp of a classical temple) having a set of columns at both ends but not at the sidesn (Architecture) a temple of this kind amˌphiproˈstylar adj

am•phip•ro•style

(æmˈfɪp rəˌstaɪl, ˌæm fəˈproʊ staɪl)

adj. (of a classical temple) having a portico with columns on both fronts, but not on the sides. [1700–10; < Latin amphiprostȳlus < Greek amphipróstȳlos. See amphi-, prostyle] am•phip`ro•sty′lar, adj.

amphiprostyle

A temple with columns and a portico at each end.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

amphiprostyle - marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structureamphiprostylar, porticoed, amphistylarapteral - having columns at one or both ends but not along the sides

Translations

амфипростиль