triskelion

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Definition von triskelion im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

The symbol of Sicily, and of the Isle of Man

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

A figure composed of three branches, usually curved, radiating from a center, as the figure composed of three human legs, with bent knees, which has long been used as a badge or symbol of Sicily and of the Isle of Man

any figure or object composed of three limbs

the symbol of Sicily and the Isle of Man

a figure consisting of three stylized human arms or legs (or three bent lines) radiating from a center

Silbentrennung

tris·kel·i·on

Synonyme

triskele

Etymologie

() From Greek τρισκέλιον (triskelion) or τρισκελής (triskeles), three-legged.