triquetrous

English

Etymology

From Latin triquetrus.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /tɹaɪˈkwɛtɹəs/

Adjective

triquetrous (comparative more triquetrous, superlative most triquetrous)

  1. Triangular; especially (in natural sciences), having a triangular cross-section.
    • 1658, Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus, Folio Society, published 2007, page 172:
      the lithostrata or figured pavements of the ancients […] consisted not all of square stones, but were divided into triquetrous segments, honey-combs, and sexangular figures, according to Vitruvius

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