dipteral

[ dip-ter-uhl ]

/ ˈdɪp tər əl /

Save This Word!

adjective Entomology, Botany.

QUIZ

CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?

There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?

Question 1 of 7

Which sentence is correct?

His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of dipteral

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

Words nearby dipteral

dipstick, dipstick test, dip switch, dipsy-doodle, Diptera, dipteral, dipteran, dipterocarpaceous, dipteron, dipterous, diptote

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use dipteral in a sentence

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
The temple was decastyle, dipteral, with pronaos and vestibule, but no opisthodomos.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4|Various

British Dictionary definitions for dipteral

dipteral

/ (ˈdɪptərəl) /

adjective

architect having a double row of columns

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012