plan of the Temple of Athena Nike at the Acropolis
Athens, Greece
am·phip·ro·style
(ăm-fĭp′rō-stīl′, ăm′fĭ-prō′stīl′)adj.
Having a prostyle or set of columns at each end but none along the sides, as in some Greek temples.
[Latin amphiprostȳlos, from Greek amphiprostūlos : amphi-, amphi- + prostūlos, with pillars in front; see prostyle.]
am·phip′ro·style′ n.
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amphiprostyle
(æmˈfɪprəˌstaɪl; ˌæmfɪˈprəʊstaɪl)adj
(Architecture) (esp of a classical temple) having a set of columns at both ends but not at the sides
n
(Architecture) a temple of this kind
amˌphiproˈstylar adj
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am•phip•ro•style
(æmˈfɪp rəˌstaɪl, ˌæm fəˈproʊ staɪl)adj.
(of a classical temple) having a portico with columns on both fronts, but not on the sides.
am•phip`ro•sty′lar, adj.
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amphiprostyle
A temple with columns and a portico at each end.
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| Adj. | 1. | amphiprostyle - marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure apteral - having columns at one or both ends but not along the sides |
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