columniation
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co·lum·ni·a·tion
(kə-lŭm′nē-ā′shən)n. Architecture
The use or arrangement of columns in a building.
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columniation
(kəˌlʌmnɪˈeɪʃən)n
(Architecture) the arrangement of architectural columns
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co•lum•ni•a•tion
(kəˌlʌm niˈeɪ ʃən)n.
1. the employment of architectural columns.
2. the system of columns in a structure.
[1585–95; extracted from intercolumniation]
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columniation
1. the use of columns in architectural design.
2. the pattern of columns used.
See also: Architecture2. the pattern of columns used.
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| Noun | 1. |  columniation - (architecture) the arrangement of columns (especially freestanding columns) in a structureplacement, arrangement - the spatial property of the way in which something is placed; "the arrangement of the furniture"; "the placement of the chairs" architecture - the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; "architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use" |
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