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Cards in this set: Term abode Definition a dwelling place or home Term acanthus Definition a plant whose leaf forms are used as a decorative motif on capitals of Corinthian and Composite columns Term acoustics Definition the total effect of sound, esp. as produced in an enclosed space Term acropolis Definition the fortified height or citadel of an ancient Greek city, where the chief temples and monuments were built, esp. the citadel of Athens Term agora Definition a marketplace in ancient Greece, customarily used as a place of popular assembly Term altar Definition any elevated place or structure upon which sacrifices may be offered or before which religious ceremonies may be enacted Term archaic capital Definition the uppermost, crowning, and decorative portion of a column, belonging to a much earlier time; antiquated; ancient Term caryatid Definition a supporting column sculptured in the form of a woman, used in Greek and later buildings Term colonnade Definition a series of columns placed at regular intervals, supporting an entablature, or arches Term cornice Definition the uppermost part of an entablature Term elevation Definition a view of or scale drawing of the side, front, or rear of a given structure Term entablature Definition the upper section of a classical order, resting on the capital and including the architrave, frieze, and cornice Term entasis Definition the slight swelling given to a column shaft to counteract the optical illusion that it is thinner in the middle Term fillet Definition a ridge between the indentations of a fluted column Term flute Definition one of the rounded, parallel grooves incised on the shaft of a column as a decorative motif Term gridiron Definition a framework or network suggestive of a grid Term megalomania Definition a psychopathological condition in which fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence predominate Term metope Definition the space between two triglyphs on the frieze of a Doric entablature Term naos Definition the sanctuary of a Greek temple, where the cult statue was housed Term order Definition any of several styles of classical architecture characterized by the type of column employed Term Doric Order Definition the oldest and simplest of the three orders of classical Greek architecture, characterized by heavy, fluted columns having no base and plain, saucer-shaped capitals Term Ionic Order Definition an order of classical Greek architecture characterized by two opposed volutes in the capital Term Corinthian Order Definition the most ornate of the three classical orders of architecture, characterized by a slender fluted column having an ornate bell-shaped capital decorated with acanthus leaves Term Composite Order Definition not one of the classical orders, but a composite of several styles. It exhibits Ionic volutes intermingled with Corinthian acanthus leaves Term plan Definition a drawing or diagram, from a horizontal plane, made to scale showing the structure or arrangement of something Term proportion Definition a part considered in relation to the whole; relationship between dimensions and size Term roof pitch Definition the angle of the exterior surface of the top of a building Term stoa Definition an ancient Greek covered walk, detached colonnade, or portico, usually having columns on one side and a wall on the other Term stylobate Definition in classical architecture, the top step of the platform on which a row of columns is placed Term terracotta Definition a hard, semi fired, waterproof ceramic clay used in pottery and building construction, usually of a brownish orange color Term triglyph Definition an ornament in a Doric frieze, consisting of a projecting block, between tow metopes, having fluted channels on its face Term volute Definition a spiral, scroll-like ornament used on an Ionic capital Term architrave Definition the lowermost part of an entablature, resting directly on top of a column in classical architecture; the molding around a door or window Term pediment Definition a wide, triangular, low-pitched gable above the entablature of a building in Classical architecture, esp. Greek; an element, similar to or derivative of a pediment, used widely in architecture and decoration, particularly over a door or window Term portico Definition a porch or walkway with a roof supported by columns, often leading to the entrance of a building Term megaron Definition the principle hall of a Mycenaean palace