dipteral, a.
(ˈdɪptərəl)
[f. L. dipter-os (Vitruv.), a. Gr. δίπτερος (dipter) + -al1.]
1. Arch. Having a double peristyle.
| 1812 W. Wilkins Civil Archit. Vitruvius 37 It was perhaps the intention of the author to represent dipteral temples with a treble portico in that front only through which they were approached. 1846 Ellis Elgin Marb. I. 72 A temple was of the kind called dipteral, when it had two ranges of columns resting on the pavement. 1886 Century Mag. Nov. 139/1 A dipteral temple. |
2. Entom. = dipterous.
| 1828 in Webster. |