Meanings
plural triskeles
- materials scienceA material with a structure resembling a triskeles.
Both materials have the triskele geometry.
- alternativeAlternative form of triskeles.
Guerra se asomó, me miró el hombro y vio el trisquel dibujado.
2021, Pedro Mairal, The Woman from Uruguay, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 100
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna figure consisting of three stylized human arms or legs (or three bent lines) radiating from a center
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Frenchtriskèle
- Englishtriskele
Circa 1885, alongside triskeles (c. 1880), from French triskèle (1835).
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Cite this entry
triskele. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triskele
“triskele.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triskele. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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