circumcolumnar

[ sur-kuh m-kuh-luhm-ner ]

/ ˌsɜr kəm kəˈlʌm nər /

adjective Architecture.

surrounding a column.

Nearby words

circumbendibus, circumcenter, circumcircle, circumcise, circumcision, circumcolumnar, circumduction, circumference, circumferential, circumferential fibrocartilage, circumferential lamella

Origin of circumcolumnar

First recorded in 1875–80; circum- + columnar

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