pseuso-peripteral Meaning, Definition & Usage

Pseu`so-pe*rip"ter*al adjective

Etymology

Pseudo- + peripteral: cf. F. pseudopériptère.

Definitions

1. (Arch.) Falsely or imperfectly peripteral, as a temple having the columns at the sides attached to the walls, and an ambulatory only at the ends or only at one end. -- n. A pseudo-peripteral temple. Oxf. Gloss.