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triskele

US/ˈtɹaɪ.skil/

triskele noun: a material with a structure resembling a triskeles. Also the alternative form of triskeles.

Noun

triskele (plural triskeles)

  1. (materials science) A material with a structure resembling a triskeles.
    • Both materials have the triskele geometry.

Also used as

triskele is also the alternative form of triskeles.

Forms of triskele

pluraltriskeles

Origin of triskele

Circa 1885, alongside triskeles (c. 1880), from French triskèle (1835).

Questions about triskele

What does triskele mean?
Triskele means a material with a structure resembling a triskeles.
What part of speech is triskele?
Triskele is a noun.
How do you pronounce triskele?
Triskele is pronounced /ˈtɹaɪ.skil/ (US).
What is the plural of triskele?
The plural of triskele is triskeles.

Words near triskele in the dictionary

  1. triskaidekaphobe
  2. triskaidekaphobes
  3. triskaidekaphobia
  4. triskaidekaphobic
  5. triskaidekaphobics
  6. triskele
  7. triskeles
  8. triskelia
  9. triskelion
  10. triskelions
  11. Triskyni

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