araeostyle
[ uh-ree-uh-stahyl ]
/ əˈri əˌstaɪl /
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adjective Architecture.
having an intercolumniation of four diameters.
Nearby words
arachnoiditis, arachnology, arachnophobia, arad, arae, araeostyle, araeosystyle, arafat, arafat, yasir, arafura sea, aragats
Also areostyle.
Origin of araeostyle
1555–65; < Latin araeostȳlus < Greek araióstȳlos with few columns, equivalent to araió(s) thin, few + -stylos -style2
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Examples from the Web for araeostyle
In araeostyle temples, the columns should be constructed so that their thickness is one eighth part of their height.
Ten Books on Architecture|VitruviusIn araeostyle temples one is free to arrange them as far apart as one likes.
Ten Books on Architecture|Vitruvius