triskelion
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek τρισκέλιον (triskélion).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /trɑɪˈskɛ.li.ən/, /trɪˈskɛ.li.ən/
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Noun
triskelion (plural triskelions or triskelia)
- A figure composed of three interlocked spirals (or three bent human legs), with threefold rotational symmetry.
- Synonyms: triskeles, triskele
- Coordinate term: tetraskelion
- Sicily and the Isle of Man use triskelia as their emblems.
Translations
figure composed of three interlocked spirals, or three bent human legs
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Dutch
Noun
triskelion n (plural triskelions, diminutive triskelionnetje n)
- triskelion; a figure composed of three interlocked spirals (or three bent human legs), with threefold rotational symmetry