dipteral

[ dip-ter-uh l ]

/ ˈdɪp tər əl /

adjective Entomology, Botany.

Nearby words

dipstick, dipstick test, dipsy-doodle, dipt, diptera, dipteral, dipteran, dipterocarpaceous, dipteron, dipterous, diptote

Origin of dipteral

1805–15; < Latin dipter(us) (< Greek dípteros; see Diptera) + -al¹

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Examples from the Web for dipteral

The temple was decastyle, dipteral, with pronaos and vestibule, but no opisthodomos.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4|Various
A temple planned upon the dipteral arrangement, in which the inner rank of columns surrounding the cella is wanting.
History of Ancient Art|Franz von Reber

British Dictionary definitions for dipteral

dipteral

/ (ˈdɪptərəl) /

adjective

architect having a double row of columns

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