pteron

American  

[ter-on] / ˈtɛr ɒn /

noun

Architecture.

1. (in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.

2. the space between this and the cella.

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Etymology

Origin of pteron

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

Example Sentences

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

From The Insect Folk by Morley, Margaret Warner

The building consisted of five parts—a basement or podium, a pteron or enclosure of columns, a pyramid, a pedestal and a chariot group.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various

An order of insects, so called from a peculiarity in their wings, the superior being coriaceous at the base and membranous at the apex, ἡμισυ, hemisu, half, and πτερον, pteron, wing.

From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir

From the portions that have been recovered, it appears that the principal frieze of the pteron represented combats of Greeks and Amazons.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various

Yes, John, the word "hemiptera" comes from two Greek words, hemi, meaning half, and, as you know, pteron, meaning a wing.

From The Insect Folk by Morley, Margaret Warner