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orthostyle

American  
[awr-thuh-stahyl] / ˈɔr θəˌstaɪl /

adjective

Architecture.

  1. (of columns) erected in a straight row.

  2. having columns in a straight row or in straight rows.

Etymology

Origin of orthostyle

First recorded in 1825–35; ortho- + -style 2

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The microspheric forms attain to a greater size when adult than the megalospheric; and in Orbitolites the microsphere has a straight outlet, orthostyle, instead of the deflected camptostyle one, so general in porcellanous types; and the spiral succession is continued for more turns before reaching the fan-shaped and finally cyclic stage.

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