What does pilaster mean?

: an upright architectural member that is rectangular in plan and is structurally a pier but architecturally treated as a column and that usually projects a third of its width or less from the wall.

Are pilasters structural?

A pilaster is an ornamental and structural column. It is an upright architectural member that is rectangular in plan. A pilaster is a rectangular support that resembles a flat column.

How is Eunoia pronounce?

Dr Francesco Perono Cacciafoco, research fellow at the Nanyang Technological University, from its school of humanities and social sciences, told The Straits Times on Thursday (Dec 31) that the correct pronunciation of “Eunoia” is “eh-yu-no-ya”, with the stress on the first syllable.

How do you spell pilasters?

a shallow rectangular feature projecting from a wall, having a capital and base and usually imitating the form of a column.