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pe|rip|ter|y — «puh RIHP tehr ee», noun, plural ter|ies. 1. the air immediately surrounding a flying or falling object, such as a bird, aircraft, or bomb, containing cyclic or vertical air disturbances. 2. a peripteral building. ╂[< French périptère… … Useful english dictionary
rip — cir·rip·e·da; de·rip·ia; do·rip·pid; do·rip·pi·dae; eu·rip·i·de·an; flo·rip·a·rous; hor·rip·i·late; hor·rip·i·la·tion; pe·rip·a·toid; pe·rip·a·top·sis; pe·rip·a·tus; pe·rip·e·ty; pe·rip·lo·ca; pe·rip·ter·al; pe·rip·ter·os; pe·rip·tery;… … English syllables
af|ter|rip|en|ing — «AF tuhr RY puh nihng, AHF », noun. the further development of seeds or fruits by enzymatic action after harvesting or picking: »Other seeds will only begin to germinate after a certain period from harvesting has elapsed, this being generally… … Useful english dictionary
peripteral — pe·rip·ter·al … English syllables
peripteros — pe·rip·ter·os … English syllables
Peripteral — Pe*rip ter*al, a. [Gr., fr. ? + ? feather, wing, row of columns.] (Arch.) Having columns on all sides; said of an edifice. See {Apteral}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Peripterous — Pe*rip ter*ous, a. 1. (Arch.) Peripteral. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Feathered all around. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Periptery — Pe*rip ter*y, n. [Gr. ? flying round about.] The region surrounding a moving body, such as the wing of a bird or a gliding a[ e]roplane, within which cyclic or vortical motion of the air occur. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pseudo-peripteral — Pseu do pe*rip ter*al, a. [Pseudo + peripteral: cf. F. pseudop[ e]ript[ e]re.] (Arch.) Falsely or imperfectly peripteral, as a temple having the columns at the sides attached to the walls, and an ambulatory only at the ends or only at one end. n … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
perípter — pe|ríp|ter Mot Pla Adjectiu variable … Diccionari Català-Català
