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trisulc

/ˈtɹaɪsʌlk/

trisulc noun: something having three forks or prongs, especially a trident.

Noun

trisulc (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural, obsolete, rare) Something having three forks or prongs, especially a trident.
    • Jupiter's trisulc1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC

Origin of trisulc

Latin trisulcus; tri- (“three”) + sulcus (“a furrow”).

Questions about trisulc

What does trisulc mean?
Trisulc means something having three forks or prongs, especially a trident.
What part of speech is trisulc?
Trisulc is a noun.
How do you pronounce trisulc?
Trisulc is pronounced /ˈtɹaɪsʌlk/.

Words near trisulc in the dictionary

  1. trisubstitution
  2. trisubstitutions
  3. trisul
  4. trisula
  5. trisulas
  6. trisulc
  7. trisulcate
  8. trisulcated
  9. trisulfate
  10. trisulfated
  11. trisulfates

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