araeostyle

[ uh-ree-uh-stahyl ]
/ əˈri əˌstaɪl /

adjective Architecture.

having an intercolumniation of four diameters.
Also areostyle.

Origin of araeostyle

1555–65; < Latin araeostȳlus < Greek araióstȳlos with few columns, equivalent to araió(s) thin, few + -stylos -style2

Words nearby araeostyle

arachnoid villus, arachnoiditis, arachnology, arachnophobia, arad, araeostyle, araeosystyle, arafat, arafat, yasir, arafura sea, aragats

Example sentences from the Web for araeostyle

  • In araeostyle temples, the columns should be constructed so that their thickness is one eighth part of their height.

    Ten Books on Architecture |Vitruvius

  • In araeostyle temples one is free to arrange them as far apart as one likes.

    Ten Books on Architecture |Vitruvius