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Pycnostyle vs Intercolumniation - What's the difference?

pycnostyle | intercolumniation | see also |

Pycnostyle is a see also of intercolumniation.


As nouns the difference between pycnostyle and intercolumniation

is that pycnostyle is (architecture) a colonnade of this kind while intercolumniation is the spaces between adjacent columns (of a colonnade).

As an adjective pycnostyle

is (architecture) having an intercolumniation of 15 times the diameter of the shaft of a column.

pycnostyle

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (architecture) Having an intercolumniation of 1.5 times the diameter of the shaft of a column.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (architecture) A colonnade of this kind.
    • (Webster 1913)

    intercolumniation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The spaces between adjacent columns (of a colonnade)
  • The system of such spacing

    • See also

    *areostyle *diastyle *eustyle *pycnostyle *systyle