apteral

ˈæptərəl

Definition

Definition of apteral - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

zoology architecture

TECH.

lacking wings or side columns

TECH.

The apteral insect crawled on the leaf.

wingless

church

TECH.

having no aisles

TECH.

The apteral church was simple yet elegant.

classical temple

TECH.

having no columns along the sides

TECH.

The apteral temple stood majestically in the valley.

uncolumned

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Origin of apteral

Greek, a- (without) + pteron (wing)

Examples of apteral in a sentence

In ancient architecture, some temples were apteral.
An apteral structure can be quite striking.
The architect admired the apteral design of the building.
An apteral structure was rare in that region.

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French:aptère, apteral, ...
German:flügellos, ohne Seitenschiffe, ...
Italian:senza ali, a navata unica, ...
Spanish:sin alas, sin pasillos, ...
Portuguese:áptero, sem corredores, ...
Chinese:无翅的, 无过道的, ...
Japanese:無翼の, 通路のない, ...
Arabic:عَديم الأَجْنِحَة, بِدُون مَمَرَّات جَانِبِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:חֲסַר כְּנָפַיִם, חָסֵר מַעֲבָרִים, ...
Russian:бескрылый, без проходов, ...
Ukrainian:безкрилий, безпрохідний, ...
Hindi:पंखहीन, गलियारे रहित, ...
Bengali:অডানযুক্ত, গলিহীন, ...
Catalan:sense ales, sense passadissos, ...
Czech:bezkřídlý, jednolodní, ...
Danish:vingeløs, apsisløs, ...
Dutch:vleugelloos, zonder zijbeuken, ...
Greek:άπτερος, χωρίς διαδρόμους, ...
Hungarian:szárnyatlan, oldalhajó nélküli, ...
Khmer:គ្មានស្លាប, គ្មានផ្លូវដើរចំហៀងក្នុងព្រះវិហារ, ...
Korean:날개 없는, 복도가 없는, ...
Persian:بی‌بال, بی‌راهرو, ...
Polish:bezskrzydły, bez naw, ...
Portuguese (BR):sem asas, sem corredores, ...
Romanian:fără aripi, fără culoare, ...
Swedish:vinglös, gånglös, ...
Thai:ไม่มีปีก, ที่ไม่มีทางเดินข้าง, ...
Turkish:kanatsız, koridorsuz, ...
Vietnamese:không cánh, không có lối đi, ...

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