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—triradiately, adv./truy ray"dee it, -ayt'/, adj.having three rays or raylike processes.Also, triradiated.[1840-50; TRI- + RADIATE (adj.)]
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Triradiate — Tri*ra di*ate, Triradiated Tri*ra di*a ted, a. [Pref. tri + radiate.] Having three rays. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
triradiate — [trī rā′dē it, trī rā′dēāt΄] adj. having three rays or raylike projections triradiately adv … English World dictionary
triradiate — adjective Date: 1846 having three rays or radiating branches < a triradiate sponge spicule > … New Collegiate Dictionary
Triradiate pelvic girdle — The Triradiate pelvic girdle is a shared feature common to archosaurs. The pelvis has three prongs, with an elongate pubis and ischium. This feature first appeared in the Erythrosuchidae, large basal archosaurian predators of the early Triassic… … Wikipedia
triradiate — (s) adj. [L. tres, three; radius, spoke of wheel] 1. Having three radiating process. 2. (PORIFERA) Spicules having the three rays somewhat in the same plane; see sagittal triradiates … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
triradiate — tri·ra·di·ate (tri raґde āt) [tri + L. radiatus rayed] having three rays; radiating in three directions; called also triradial … Medical dictionary
triradiate — tri·radiate … English syllables
triradiate — /traɪˈreɪdiət/ (say truy raydeeuht), / eɪt/ (say ayt) adjective having, or consisting of, three rays or ray like processes. Also, triradiated. –triradiately, adverb …
triradiate — … Useful english dictionary
triradiate cartilage — a secondary ossification center of the hip bone, occurring as a Y shaped strip in the floor of the acetabulum … Medical dictionary
