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periaktos

periaktos noun: 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

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.

Forms of periaktos

pluralperiaktoi
alternative formperiactus

Origin of periaktos

From Ancient Greek περίακτος (períaktos, “revolving”), from περιάγω (periágō), from περι- (peri-) + ἄγω (ágō).

Questions about periaktos

What does periaktos mean?
Periaktos means 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.
What part of speech is periaktos?
Periaktos is a noun.
What is the plural of periaktos?
The plural of periaktos is periaktoi.

Words near periaktos in the dictionary

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

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