dipteral

[ dip-ter-uhl ]

adjective

, Entomology, Botany.

1. dipterous.

dipteral

/ ˈdɪptərəl /

adjective

1. architect having a double row of columns

Word History and Origins

Origin of dipteral¹

1805–15; < Latin dipter ( us ) (< Greek dípteros; Diptera ) + -al ¹

Example Sentences

A temple planned upon the dipteral arrangement, in which the inner rank of columns surrounding the cella is wanting.

From Project Gutenberg

The temple was decastyle, dipteral, with pronaos and vestibule, but no opisthodomos.

From Project Gutenberg