What does apteral mean?
Definitions for apteral
ˈæp tər əlapter·al
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Princeton's WordNet
apteraladjective
having columns at one or both ends but not along the sides
apterous, apteraladjective
(of insects) without wings
Wikipedia
apteral
In classical architecture, amphiprostyle (from the Greek ἀμφί (amphi), on both sides, and πρόστυλος (prostylos), a portico) denotes an ancient temple with a portico both at the front and the rear, where the columns on the narrow sides are not between antae. The number of columns rarely exceeded four in the front and four in the rear. The best-known example is the tetrastyle small Temple of Athena Nike at Athens. Other known examples are the Temple of Artemis Agrotera outside Athens, and the hexastyle Temple of the Athenians at Delos.Amphiprostyle temples without columns on the sides may be termed "apteral" (from the Greek απτερος, "wingless": α-, "without" + πτερον, "wing"). The Athena Nike temple is one such example.
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apteral
Apteral refers to a structure, particularly a building or architectural design, that has no columns or wings. It can also refer to an insect or other creature lacking wings.
Webster Dictionary
Apteraladjective
apterous
Apteraladjective
without lateral columns; -- applied to buildings which have no series of columns along their sides, but are either prostyle or amphiprostyle, and opposed to peripteral
Wikidata
Apteral
Apteral is an architectural term applied to amphiprostyle temples which have no columns on the sides. In the temple Athena Nike known as "Nike Apteros", the adjective is used, not as applying to the goddess of victory but to the absence of any peristyle on the sides.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of apteral in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of apteral in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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