Amphiprostyle

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Amphiprostyle \Am*phip"ro*style\, a. [L. amphiprostylos, Gr. ?
     having a double prostyle: cf. F. amphiprostyle. See
     {Prostyle}.] (Arch.)
     Doubly prostyle; having columns at each end, but not at the
     sides. -- n. An amphiprostyle temple or edifice.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  amphiprostyle
       adj : marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes
             either at both ends or at both sides of a structure
             [syn: {amphiprostylar}, {amphistylar}, {porticoed}]