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monopteral


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Monopteral  \Mo*nop"ter*al\,  a.  [Gr.  ?  with  a  row  of  pillars 
  only;  mo`nos  alone,  only  +  ?  feather,  wing,  also  a  row  of 
  pillars:  cf  F.  monopt[`e]re.]  (Arch.) 
  Round  and  without  a  cella;  consisting  of  a  single  ring  of 
  columns  supporting  a  roof;  --  said  esp.  of  a  temple. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  monopteral 
  adj  :  having  circular  columniation 




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