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Definition of Apteral

Apteral
Apteral Ap"ter*al, a. 1. (Zo["o]l.) Apterous. 2. (Arch.) 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. --R. Cyc.

Meaning of Apteral from wikipedia

- Delos. Amphiprostyle temples without columns on the sides may be termed "apteral" (from the Gr**** απτερος, "wingless": α-, "without" + πτερον, "wing")....