aræostyle, a. and n. Arch.
(əˈriːəʊstaɪl)
Also 6–9 areo-.
[ad. L. aræostylos, a. Gr. ἀραιόστυλος, f. ἀραιός rare, few + στῦλος pillar; cf. F. aréostyle.]
A. adj. Of columned buildings: Having the distance between the columns equal to four or more diameters of the column. B. n. A building, or style of building, in which the columns are so arranged.
| [1563 Shute Archit. E iiij b, This first being Areostylos..the distaunce betwene the 2 pillors to be 4, 5, or 6 Diameters.] 1706 Phillips, Areostyle. 1876 Gwilt Archit., Aræostyle, one of the five proportions used by the ancients for regulating the intercolumniation..in porticoes and colonnades. |