systyle
English
Etymology
From Latin systȳlos, from Ancient Greek σύστῡλος (sústūlos, “with columns standing close”) from σύν (sún, “with”) + στῦλος (stûlos, “column”): compare French systyle.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɪstaɪl/
Adjective
systyle (not comparable)
- (architecture) Having a space equal to two diameters or four modules between two columns; said of a portico or building.
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Noun
systyle (plural systyles)
- (architecture) A systyle temple or other edifice.
References
- “systyle”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
French
Etymology
From Latin systylos, from Ancient Greek σύστυλος (sústulos) composed of σύν (sún) and στῦλος (stûlos).
Pronunciation
Noun
systyle m (plural systyles)
- arrangement of colonnade where the space between columns is twice the diameter of each
- Les anciens, au dire de Vitruve, comptaient cinq espèces de temples (…). Ils appelaient : (…) systyle, celui dans lequel l'entre-colonnement mesurait deux diamètres. (Ch. Blanc, Grammaire des arts et du dessin, 1876, p. 221)
Adjective
systyle (plural systyles)
- having this arrangement
- portique systyle.
References
- “systyle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
Further reading
- “systyle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012