diastyle

[ dahy-uh-stahyl ]
/ ˈdaɪ əˌstaɪl /

adjective Architecture.

having an intercolumniation of three diameters.

Origin of diastyle

1555–65; < Latin diastȳlos < Greek diástȳlos with columns far apart, equivalent to dia- dia- + -stȳlos -style2

Words nearby diastyle

diastolic murmur, diastolic pressure, diastolic thrill, diastrophic dysplasia, diastrophism, diastyle, diasystem, diataxia, diatessaron, diathermal, diathermancy

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British Dictionary definitions for diastyle

diastyle
/ (ˈdaɪəˌstaɪl) architect /

adjective

having columns about three diameters apart

noun

a diastyle building

Word Origin for diastyle

C16: via Latin from Greek diastӯlos having spaced pillars