prostyle

pro·style  (prstl) adj. Having a row of columns across the front only, as in some Greek and Roman temples. [Latin prostlos, from Greek prostlos : pro-, in front; see pro-2 + stlos, pillar; see st- in Indo-European roots.]

prostyle plan of Greek Temple B, Selinunte, Sicily

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prostyle [ˈprəʊstaɪl]

adj

(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) (of a building) having a row of columns in front, esp as in the portico of a Greek temple

n

(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a prostyle building, portico, etc.

[from Latin prostȳlos, from Greek: with pillars in front, from pro-² + stulos pillar]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

prostyle - marked by columniation having free columns in a portico only across the opening to the structure pseudoprostyle apteral - having columns at one or both ends but not along the sides