dipteral

[ dip-ter-uhl ]

adjectiveEntomology, Botany.

dipterous.

Origin of dipteral

1805–15; <Latin dipter(us) (<Greek dípteros;see Diptera) + -al¹

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How to use dipteral in a sentence

A temple planned upon the dipteral arrangement, in which the inner rank of columns surrounding the cella is wanting.
History of Ancient Art | Franz von Reber
The temple was decastyle, dipteral, with pronaos and vestibule, but no opisthodomos.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 | Various

British Dictionary definitions for dipteral

dipteral

/ (ˈdɪptərəl) /

adjective

architect having a double row of columns

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