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triskelion

/trih-skel-ee-on, -uhn, trahy-/US // trɪˈskɛl iˌɒn, -ən, traɪ- //UK // (trɪˈskɛlɪˌɒn, -ən) //

三叉戟,三叉神经,三角洲,三角形

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural tris·kel·i·a [trih-skel-ee-uh, trahy-]. /trɪˈskɛl i ə, traɪ-/.

    • : 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.

Examples

  • In the first place, the triskelion, which is the foundation of this hypothesis, made its first appearance on the coins of Lycia.

  • By the side of this Swastika is a triskelion, or three-armed ogee sign, with its ends also decorated with the same three dots.

  • On the obverse the head of Persephone, on the reverse the quadriga, and above, the triskelion.

  • Fig. 217 shows a triskelion of symmetric spirals turned to the right.

  • Another is a triskelion, the arms of which turn to the right.