pteron

[ ter-on ]

noun

, Architecture.

1. (in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
2. the space between this and the cella.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pteron¹

1840–50; < Latin < Greek pterón literally, wing

Example Sentences

The 838 pteron consisted (according to Pliny) of thirty-six columns of the Ionic order, enclosing a square cella.

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Above the pteron rose the pyramid, mounting by 24 steps to an apex or pedestal.

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The generic name is derived from the Greek word pteron, “a wing,” and the specific name comes from the Latin aquila, “an eagle.”

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It comes from two Greek words orthos, meaning straight, and pteron, meaning a wing.

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Greek, pteron, a wing, the feathery fronds suggesting the wings of a bird.

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