triskelion

英 [trɪ'skelɪən] 美[trɪ'skɛlən]
  • n. (从中心点辐射的)三曲枝图;三曲臂图;三曲腿图(等于triskele)

英英释义


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

英文词源


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).