different between pycnostyle vs intercolumnation

pycnostyle

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek with the pillars close together; pycno-, close + styl, a column, pillar.

Adjective

pycnostyle (not comparable)

  1. (architecture) Having an intercolumniation of 1.5 times the diameter of the shaft of a column.

Noun

pycnostyle (plural pycnostyles)

  1. (architecture) A colonnade of this kind.

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intercolumnation

English

Etymology

inter- +? columnation

Noun

intercolumnation (countable and uncountable, plural intercolumnations)

  1. (architecture) The regular spaces (or system of spacing) between the columns of a colonnade.

See also

  • pycnostyle
  • systyle
  • eustyle
  • diastyle
  • areostyle

intercolumnation From the web:

  • what does intercolumniation mean
  • what is intercolumniation
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