triradiate
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Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /trʌɪˈreɪdɪət/
Adjective edit
triradiate (not comparable)
- Having or consisting of three rays; radiating in three directions from a central point; three-rayed, trifurcate.
- 1846, R. Patterson, Introduction to Zoology:
- Three beautiful little semicircular horny saws, arranged in a triradiate manner, so that their edges meet in the centre.
- 1875, Mordecai Cubitt Cooke, Fungi: their nature, influence, and uses:
- The triradiate spores of Asterosporium.
Noun edit
triradiate (plural triradiates)
- A triradiate sponge-spicule.
- 2023 November 24, Wikipedia contributors, “Clathrina mutsu”, in English Wikipedia[1], Wikimedia Foundation:
- The triradiates are regular with straight, conical, and gradually sharp-pointed rays, measuring 60 - 150 μm in length and 8 - 14 μm thick at the base.
References edit
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.