PERIPTERY
\pˈɛɹɪptəɹi], \pˈɛɹɪptəɹi], \p_ˈɛ_ɹ_ɪ_p_t_ə_ɹ_i]\
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The region surrounding a moving body, such as the wing of a bird or a gliding aeroplane, within which cyclic or vortical motion of the air occur.
By Oddity Software
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The region surrounding a moving body, such as the wing of a bird or a gliding aeroplane, within which cyclic or vortical motion of the air occur.
By Noah Webster.
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pe-rip't[.e]r-i, n. (archit.) a building surrounded by a wing or row of columns.--adjs. PERIP'TERAL, having a periptery or range of columns all round, said of a temple, &c.; PERIP'TEROUS, feathered on all sides: peripteral. [Gr. peripteros--peri, about, pteron, a wing.]
By Thomas Davidson
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tinctura quininae ammoniata
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