tripteral

adjective

trip·​ter·​al

ˈtriptərəl

: having three rows of columns

the later temple … tripteral at the ends

—D. S. Robertson

compare dipteral

Word History

Etymology

Greek tripteros having three wings (from tri- three + -pteros -pterous) + English -al

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