adj. Round and without a cella; consisting of a single ring of columns supporting a roof; said especially of a temple.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Round and without a cella; consisting of a single ring of columns supporting a roof; -- said esp. of a temple.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
In architecture, formed as a monopteron.
In zoology, having a single fin, wing, or alate part.
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adj. having circular columniation
Word Usage
"There are also circular temples, some of which are constructed in monopteral form, surrounded by columns but without a cella, while others are termed peripteral."