anta
a rectangular pier or pilaster formed by thickening the end of a masonry wall, and in a classical temple marking one boundary of the portico.
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a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
Origin of ANTA
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How to use anta in a sentence
The main beams are those which are laid upon columns, pilasters, and antae; tie-beams and rafters are found in the framing.
Ten Books on Architecture | VitruviusIf the width is to be more than forty feet, let columns be placed inside and opposite to the columns between the antae.
Ten Books on Architecture | VitruviusThe two side gateways, in their elevations, present two insulated Ionic columns, flanked by antae.
Another characteristic feature of the early oratory is seen in the curious antae or prolongation of the side walls.
Lives of SS. Declan and Mochuda | AnonymousCapital of one of the antae from the small Ionic temple near the Ilissos seen by Stuart, but destroyed since his time in 1780.
British Dictionary definitions for anta
/ (ˈæntə) /
architect a pilaster attached to the end of a side wall or sometimes to the side of a doorway
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