Monopteral

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

  monopteral \mo*nop"ter*al\ (m[-o]*n[o^]p"t[~e]r*al), a. [Gr.
     mono`pteros with a row of pillars only; mo`nos alone, only +
     ptero`n feather, wing, also, a row of pillars: cf. F.
     monopt[`e]re.] (Arch.)
     Round and without a cella; consisting of a single ring of
     columns supporting a roof; -- said esp. of a temple.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  monopteral
       adj : having circular columniation