eustyle

[ yoo-stahyl ]

/ ˈyu staɪl /

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adjective

having an intercolumniation of 2¼ diameters.

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Origin of eustyle

1555–65; <Greek eústȳlos well columned (i.e., with the columns well spaced); see eu-, -style²

Words nearby eustyle

Eustacia, eustasy, eustatic, eustele, eustress, eustyle, eutaxia, eutaxy, eutectic, eutectoid, Euterpe

How to use eustyle in a sentence

As to the Diastyle and Eustyle, the height is divided into Eight parts and an half, to give one to the breadth.
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