having or consisting of three rays or radiating branches
Derived forms
triradiately (triˈradiately)
adverb
triradiate in American English
(traɪˈreɪdiɪt; traɪˈreɪdiˌeɪt)
adjective
having three rays or raylike projections
Derived forms
triradiately (triˈradiately)
adverb
triradiate in American English
(traiˈreidiɪt, -ˌeit)
adjective
having three rays or raylike processes
Also: triradiated
Derived forms
triradiately
adverb
Word origin
[1840–50; tri- + radiate (adj.)]This word is first recorded in the period 1840–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: bypass, organizer, sensationalism, set piece, warmuptri- is a combining form meaning “three,” used in the formation of compound words. Otherwords that use the affix tri- include: triathlon, triforium, trigeminal, trilemma, trinomial
Examples of 'triradiate' in a sentence
triradiate
Radiographs were superimposed for comparison by matching the triradiate cartilage and the ischial portion of the obturator foramen.
Anil Agarwal, Jatin Talwar 2014, 'Radiographic Changes in Nutritional Ricket Hips in Children in Response to Treatment',Journal of Orthopaedic Surgeryhttps://doi.org/10.1177/230949901402200321. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)