apteral

1. 1.

   having columns at one or both ends but not along the sides

   Antonymsperipteral

   Similaramphiprostylarprostyle
2. 2.

   (of insects) without wings

   Synonymsapterous

   Similarwingless

Questions about apteral

What does apteral mean?

apteral means "having columns at one or both ends but not along the sides". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in apteral?

apteral has 3 syllables: ap-te-ral. The stress falls on "ap".

What is another word for apteral?

Close synonyms include apterous. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of apteral?

The recorded antonyms are peripteral.

Is apteral a common word?

apteral is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.