decastyle

 [dek-uh-stahyl]  

dec·a·style

   [dek-uh-stahyl]
adjective Architecture.
1.
having ten columns.
2.
(of a classical temple) having ten columns on one front or on each front.
Also, dec·a·styl·ar.

Origin:
1720–30; < Latin decastȳlos < Greek dekástȳlos, equivalent to déka deca- + -stȳlos -style2
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Decastyle is always a great word to know.
So is elevation. Does it mean:
a rigid, relatively slender, upright support, composed of relatively few pieces
a drawing that represents an object or structure as being projected geometrically on a vertical plane parallel to one of its sides
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decastyle (ˈdɛkəˌstaɪl)
 
—n
architect a portico consisting of ten columns

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