triskelion
pronunciation
How to pronounce triskelion in British English:
UK [trɪs'kelɪɒn]
How to pronounce triskelion in American English:
US [trɪs'kelɪrn]
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- Noun:
- a figure consisting of three stylized human arms or legs (or three bent lines) radiating from a center
Word Origin
- triskelion (n.)
- "figure consisting of three branches radiating from a center," 1880, earlier triskelos (1857), from Greek triskeles "three-legged," from tri- "three" (see tri-) + skelos "leg" (see scoliosis).