tripteral

tripteral
\\ˈtriptərəl\ adjective
Etymology: Greek tripteros having three wings (from tri- three + -pteros -pterous) + English -al
: having three rows of columns

the later temple … tripteral at the ends — D.S.Robertson

— compare dipteral

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/trip"teuhr euhl/, adj.
(of a classical building) having a triple pteron.
[ < Gk trípter(os) having three wings (see TRIPTEROUS) + -AL1]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • tripteral — /trip teuhr euhl/, adj. (of a classical building) having a triple pteron. [ < Gk trípter(os) having three wings (see TRIPTEROUS) + AL1] * * * …   Universalium

  • tripteral — trip·ter·al …   English syllables

  • pseudotripteral — /sooh doh trip teuhr euhl/, adj. Archit. having an arrangement of columns suggesting a tripteral structure but without the inner colonnades. [PSEUDO + TRIPTERAL] * * * …   Universalium

  • pseudotripteral — /sooh doh trip teuhr euhl/, adj. Archit. having an arrangement of columns suggesting a tripteral structure but without the inner colonnades. [PSEUDO + TRIPTERAL] …   Useful english dictionary

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