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PERIPTERY
Etymology
Noun
periptery (plural peripteries)
The region surrounding a moving body, such as the wing of a bird or a gliding aeroplane, within which cyclic or vortical motion of the air occurs.
(architecture) A building surrounded by a wing or row of columns.
Source: Wiktionary
Pe*rip"ter*y, n. [Gr. flying round about.]
Definition: The region surrounding a moving body, such as the wing of a bird or a gliding aëroplane, within which cyclic or vortical motion of the air occur.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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