triquetra
/trahy-kwee-truh, -kwe-/US // traɪˈkwi trə, -ˈkwɛ- //
三角洲,三角形,三角球,三叉戟
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a geometrical figure having three points, especially one formed of three intersecting ellipses: The triquetra was often used in ancient art to symbolize a triune deity.
Examples
The reference to Gualtieri (whose figure was somewhat uncertain, yet probably designed for Vermilia triquetra) was queried.
But the emblem, as the famous Triquetra, is one of the most ancient and celebrated of antiquity.
An interesting example of the transformation of a symbol into an emblem is found in the case of the triskele or triquetra.
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