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peristrephic

peristrephic adjective: turning around; rotatory; revolving.

Adjective

peristrephic (not comparable)

  1. (archaic, especially, almost always of a panorama (set of moving pictures)) Turning around; rotatory; revolving.
    • a peristrephic panorama

Origin of peristrephic

From Ancient Greek περιστρέφω (peristréphō, “to turn round”).

Questions about peristrephic

What does peristrephic mean?
Peristrephic means turning around; rotatory; revolving.
What part of speech is peristrephic?
Peristrephic is an adjective.

Words near peristrephic in the dictionary

  1. peristome
  2. peristomes
  3. peristomia
  4. peristomial
  5. peristomium
  6. peristrephic
  7. peristriatal
  8. peristriate
  9. peristylar
  10. peristyle
  11. peristyled

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