orthostyle

[ awr-thuh-stahyl ]

adjective

, Architecture.

1. (of columns) erected in a straight row.
2. having columns in a straight row or in straight rows.

Word History and Origins

Origin of orthostyle¹

First recorded in 1825–35; ortho- + -style ²

Example Sentences

The microspheric forms attain to a greater size when adult than the megalospheric; and in Orbitolites the microsphere has a straight outlet, orthostyle, instead of the deflected camptostyle one, so general in porcellanous types; and the spiral succession is continued for more turns before reaching the fan-shaped and finally cyclic stage.

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