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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