- triskelion
- triskelion "figure consisting of three branchess radiating from a center," 1880, earlier triskelos (1857), from Gk. triskeles "three-legged," from tri- "three" + skelos "leg" (see SCALENE (Cf. scalene)).
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triskelion — or triskele noun Etymology: triskelion from New Latin, from Greek triskelēs three legged, from tri + skelos leg; triskele from Greek triskelēs more at isosceles Date: circa 1857 a figure composed of three usually curved or bent branches radiating … New Collegiate Dictionary
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triskelion — A three legged structure assumed by clathrin isolated from coated vesicles. A trimer of clathrin (180 kD) with three light chains is probably the physiological subunit of clathrin coats in coated vesicles … Dictionary of molecular biology
triskelion — /tri skel ee on , euhn, truy /, n., pl. triskelia /tri skel ee euh, truy /. a symbolic figure consisting of three legs, arms, or branches radiating from a common center, as the device of Sicily and the Isle of Man. Also, triskele /tris keel, truy … Universalium
triskelion — noun a) Any figure or object composed of three interlocked spirals, limbs (especially bent human legs), or any similar symbol with three protrusions and a threefold rotational symmetry. b) The symbol of Sicily, and of the Isle of Man … Wiktionary
