different between amphiprostylar vs amphiprostyle

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?æmf?p????sta?l?(?)/

Adjective

amphiprostylar (not comparable)

1. amphiprostyle

English

Etymology

From Latin amphiprostylos, from Ancient Greek ????????????? (amphipróstulos), from ???? (amphí) + ????????? (próstulos, “having pillars”).

Adjective

amphiprostyle (not comparable)

1. (architecture, chiefly historical, of a temple or edifice) Having columns at either end but not along the sides.
   • 1806, Thomas Gabb, Finis Pyramidis, page 19,

     This much being sufficiently proved; before I draw the inference in contemplation, I have next to prove, the original temple was amphiprostyle, and hexastyle.

   • 1854, Amphiprostylos, Robert Stuart, Cyclopedia of Architecture, Volume 1, page 136,

     Another characteristic of amphiprostyle temples was that of their porticoes, consisting of four columns only.

Synonyms

• amphiprostylar

Related terms

• prostyle

Translations

Noun

amphiprostyle (plural amphiprostyles)

1. (architecture, historical) An amphiprostyle temple or edifice.
   • 1819, Periptere, Abraham Rees, The Cyclopædia: Or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature, Volume 26, unnumbered page,

     Peripteres were properly temples which had columns on all the four ?ides; by which they were distinguished from pro?tyles, and amphipro?tyles, the one of which had no columns before, and the other none on the sides.

Translations

Further reading

• amphiprostyle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• List of Ancient Greek temples on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Latin

Noun

amphiprost?le

1. vocative singular of amphiprost?los