| English Dictionary |
PERISTYLAR
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
Dictionary entry overview: What does peristylar mean?
• PERISTYLAR (adjective)
The adjective PERISTYLAR has 1 sense:
1. having columniation completely circling an area of the structure
Familiarity information: PERISTYLAR used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having columniation completely circling an area of the structure
Synonyms:
peristylar; pseudoperipteral
Similar:
peripteral (having columns on all sides)
Derivation:
peristyle (a colonnade surrounding a building or enclosing a court)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"If the shoe fits, wear it." (English proverb)
"A mad man drops a rock into water well, so that thousand wise men can not take it out." (Azerbaijani proverb)
"Whatever you sow, that's what you'll reap." (Armenian proverb)
"A disaster never comes alone." (Croatian proverb)
"A mad man drops a rock into water well, so that thousand wise men can not take it out." (Azerbaijani proverb)
"Whatever you sow, that's what you'll reap." (Armenian proverb)
"A disaster never comes alone." (Croatian proverb)