peripteral

9.9

A building with a single row of columns on all sides

adjective
/ˌpɛrɪˈptərəl/

Specialized

: períptero

The ancient temple was designed in a peripteral style, featuring columns on every side.

Examples

The peripteral structure gave the building a majestic and balanced appearance.
As we toured the ruins, we marveled at the peripteral architecture that surrounded us.
And that's called a peripteral PERI IPTERALA peripteral colonnade.

Synonyms

colonnaded

vsperipteral

Specialized

1 8.1

A building or walkway that has a row of columns along its side

is limited to a single surrounding row around the whole building

columned

vsperipteral

1 4.6

Having tall pillars, often at the front of a building

focuses on a single uniform surrounding row rather than any column presence

peristylar

vsperipteral

Specialized

9.9

Having columns all around a building or courtyard

is specific to temples and stresses a single surrounding row

pillared

vsperipteral

5.3

Having tall straight posts that support or decorate a building

emphasizes a continuous surrounding single row instead of occasional supports

Antonyms

apteral

Specialized

9.9

A building with columns at the front or back but not along the sides

How Columned

peripteral

Specialized

9.9

apteral

Specialized

9.9

prostyle

Specialized

9.9

uncolumned

9.6

Surface Forms

peripteral positive

Morphology

peripteral = peri + pter + al

A technical architectural term built from Greek combining forms ('peri-' + 'pter-') plus '-al'; the components are not productive standalone English words for most learners, so the meaning is not derivable from familiar English bases.

Etymology

Peripteral comes from Greek parts peri- meaning 'around' and pteron meaning 'wing', and you can see peri- in the word perimeter. So a peripteral building has a single row of columns all 'around' it, like a ring of 'wings'.