araeosystyle

or a·re·o·sys·tyle

[ uh-ree-uh-sis-tahyl, ar-ee-oh‐ ]

adjective

, Architecture.

1. having an intercolumniation alternately of two and four diameters.

Word History and Origins

Origin of araeosystyle¹

First recorded in 1825–35; from Greek araiós “thin, slender” + systyle