anastylosis

American  

[an-uh-stahy-loh-sis] / ˌæn ə staɪˈloʊ sɪs /

noun

anastyloses plural

1. the restoration of a ruined monument or building by reassembling fallen parts and, when necessary, incorporating new materials.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• anastyloses
  plural

Etymology

Origin of anastylosis

First recorded in 1955–60; ana- + Greek stȳ́lōsis, derivative of styloûn “to prop with pillars”; see stylo- ², -osis