anta in English dictionary

  • anta

    Meanings and definitions of "anta"

    • noun
      (architecture)
      A kind of pier produced by thickening a wall at its termination, treated architecturally as a pilaster, with capital and base.
    • noun
      the posts or pillars on either side of a doorway or entrance of a Greek temple - the slightly projecting piers which terminate the walls of the naos.
      When there are columns between antae, as in a porch facade, rather than a solid wall, the columns are said to be in antis.

    Grammar and declension of anta

    • anta (plural antae)
  • ANTA

    Meanings and definitions of "anta"

    • proper
      Initialism of [i]Australian National Training Authority[/i].

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