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periaktoi

periaktoi is the plural of periaktos.

Meaning of periaktos

Noun

periaktos (plural periaktoi)

  1. (historical) A revolving structure used to change scenes rapidly in a theatre: a tall prism-shaped frame or screen at the side entrances, each carrying a number of scenes changed by turning the frames.

Noun

periaktoi pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A device for changing scenery in a theatre. A row of adjacent, three-sided columns form a backdrop to the stage and are turned in unison to show a different face.

Origin of periaktoi

From Ancient Greek περίακτοι (períaktoi), masculine plural of περίακτος (períaktos, “revolving, pivoting”), from περιάγω (periágō, “I turn round”).

Questions about periaktoi

What does periaktoi mean?
Periaktoi means a device for changing scenery in a theatre. A row of adjacent, three-sided columns form a backdrop to the stage and are turned in unison to show a different face.
What is periaktoi the plural of?
Periaktoi is the plural of periaktos.
What part of speech is periaktoi?
Periaktoi is a noun.

Words near periaktoi in the dictionary

  1. periadventitial
  2. periadventitially
  3. periagua
  4. periaguas
  5. periah
  6. periaktoi
  7. periaktos
  8. periallocortical
  9. perialpine
  10. perialveolar
  11. periampullary

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Adapted from Wiktionary: periaktoi (page history and authors); periaktos (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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