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monopteral

monopteral adjective: round and without a cella; consisting of a single ring of columns supporting a roof; said especially of a temple.

Adjective

monopteral (not comparable)

  1. Round and without a cella; consisting of a single ring of columns supporting a roof; said especially of a temple.

Origin of monopteral

From monopteros + -al.

Questions about monopteral

What does monopteral mean?
Monopteral means round and without a cella; consisting of a single ring of columns supporting a roof; said especially of a temple.
What part of speech is monopteral?
Monopteral is an adjective.

Words near monopteral in the dictionary

  1. monopsonists
  2. monopsony
  3. monopsychism
  4. monopsychosis
  5. monoptera
  6. monopteral
  7. monopteroi
  8. monopteron
  9. monopteros
  10. monopterous
  11. monopthong

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