/ap"teuhr euhl/ , adj. Archit.
1. (of a classical temple) not having a surrounding colonnade; not peripteral.
2. (of a church) having no aisles.
3. (of a church façade) revealing no aisles.
[ 1825-35; ápter ( os ) wingless ( a- A- 6 + -pteros -PTEROUS) + -AL 1 ]