In architecture, describing columns spaced slightly farther apart than in eustyle, roughly three and a half column diameters.
From Greek 'araios' (sparse) and 'systyle' (columns arranged together). This specialized architectural term refines the classification system created by Vitruvius for describing intercolumnar spacing.
Vitruvius created such a detailed taxonomy of column spacing that architects could standardize designs across the empire—it's like the ancient world's version of architectural specifications! Each style had specific aesthetic and structural properties.
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