pycnostyle

[ pik-nuh-stahyl ]
/ ˈpɪk nəˌstaɪl /

adjective Architecture.

having an intercolumniation of 1½ diameters.

Origin of pycnostyle

1555–65; < Latin pycnostȳlus < Greek pyknóstȳlos, equivalent to pyknós pycno- + -stylos -style2

Words nearby pycnostyle

pycnidium, pycniospore, pycnium, pycno-, pycnometer, pycnostyle, pydna, pye, pye-dog, pyelectasis, pyelitis

Example sentences from the Web for pycnostyle

  • In the pycnostyle, the height should be divided into ten parts, and one of these used for the thickness of the column.

    Ten Books on Architecture |Vitruvius