INTERCOLUMNIATION


Meaning of INTERCOLUMNIATION in English

— intercolumnal, intercolumnar , adj.

/in'teuhr keuh lum'nee ay"sheuhn/ , n. Archit.

1. the space between two adjacent columns, usually the clear space between the lower parts of the shafts.

2. the system of spacing between columns.

[ 1655-65; intercolumni ( um ) space between columns (see INTER-, COLUMN, -IUM) + -ATION ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .