tetraskelion

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noun

A figure consisting of four limbs, radiating from the center; especially a fylfot or swastika.

“Coordinate term: triskelion”

Similar
tetraskele
OriginAncient Greek τετρασκέλιον →
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Meanings

nountetraskelion (plural tetraskelions)

plural tetraskelions · alternative tetraskele

  1. A figure consisting of four limbs, radiating from the center; especially a fylfot or swastika.

    Coordinate term: triskelion

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna figure consisting of four stylized human arms or legs (or bent lines) radiating from a center

Similar
tetraskele
Broader
designpatternfigure
Also see
swastika

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekτετρασκέλιον“four-legged”
  2. Englishtetraskelion

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τετρασκέλιον (tetraskélion, “four-legged”).

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Translations

Bulgarian тетраскелион
  • тетраскелион (tetraskelion)figue of four limbs

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with tetraskelion

rebellionmachiavellianhellioncircumcellionPirandellianRavelianstelliontabellion
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Cite this entry
APA

tetraskelion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetraskelion

MLA

“tetraskelion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetraskelion. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tetraskelion,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetraskelion.

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