See Also: monopteros(dictionary)

monopteros (iou)



monopteros noun. Also (earlier) monopteron, monopter. L17.
[Use as noun of Latin adjective from Greek, = having one wing, from MONO- + pteron wing. Earlier forms from Greek & from French monoptere.]
Classical Antiquities. A temple consisting of a single circle of columns supporting a roof.
monopteral adjective of the construction of a monopteros E19.