PERIPTERAL


Meaning of PERIPTERAL in English

pəˈript(ə)rəl adjective

Etymology: Latin peripter os peristylar (from Greek, flying around, peristylar, from peri- + pteron feather, wing, row of columns) + English -al — more at feather

1. : having a row of columns on all sides : peristylar — see columniation illustration

2. : relating to or characterized by the motions of the air surrounding a moving body

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