Home › Words › P › pteronpteronpteron · noun — A peristyle raised on a podium, differing from an ordinary peristyle raised only on a stylobate.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “feather, wing”).nounA peristyle raised on a podium, differing from an ordinary peristyle raised only on a stylobate.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.peristylum 68% match — A peristyle. vs pteron →peristasis 66% match — A four-sided porch or hall of columns surrounding the cella in an Ancient Greek peripteros temple. vs pteron →dipteros 66% match — A building with double peristyle or colonnade. vs pteron →peripteros 65% match — A type of Ancient Greek or Ancient Roman temple surrounded by a portico with columns. vs pteron →peripterous 63% match — Surrounded by a single row of columns. vs pteron →peristyle 63% match — A colonnade surrounding a courtyard, temple, etc., or the yard enclosed by such columns. vs pteron →stylobate 62% match — The top step of the crepidoma, i.e. the platform upon which the superstructure of the building is erected. vs pteron →hypostyle 61% match — Having a roof supported on a row of columns. vs pteron →