orthostyle

[ awr-thuh-stahyl ]

/ ˈɔr θəˌstaɪl /

adjective Architecture.

(of columns) erected in a straight row.

having columns in a straight row or in straight rows.

Nearby words

orthostates, orthostatic, orthostatic hypotension, orthostatic proteinuria, orthostichy, orthostyle, orthotic, orthotics, orthotist, orthotone, orthotonos

Origin of orthostyle

First recorded in 1825–35; ortho- + -style²

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