Meaning of "triquetrous" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TRIQUETROUS

From Latin triquetrus having three corners.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF TRIQUETROUS

triquetrous  [traɪˈkwiːtrəs]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRIQUETROUS

Triquetrous is an adjective.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES TRIQUETROUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Triquetral bone

The triquetral bone is located in the wrist on the medial side of the proximal row of the carpus between the lunate and pisiform bones. It is on the ulnar side of the hand, but does not articulate with the ulna. It connects with the pisiform, hamate, and lunate bones. It is the 3rd most commonly fractured carpal bone.

Definition of triquetrous in the English dictionary

The definition of triquetrous in the dictionary is triangular, esp in cross section.

TRANSLATION OF TRIQUETROUS

Find out the translation of triquetrous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of triquetrous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «triquetrous» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 三棱
• Translator English - Spanish: triquetro
• English: triquetrous
• Translator English - Hindi: triquetrous
• Translator English - Arabic: مثلثي
• Translator English - Russian: трехгранные
• Translator English - Portuguese: triquetrous
• Translator English - Bengali: ত্রিকোণী
• Translator English - French: triquetrous
• Translator English - Malay: Triquetrous
• Translator English - German: triquetrous
• Translator English - Japanese: triquetrous
• Translator English - Korean: triquetrous
• Translator English - Javanese: Triquetrous
• Translator English - Vietnamese: có ba bên
• Translator English - Tamil: triquetrous
• Translator English - Marathi: त्रिभुज
• Translator English - Turkish: triquetrous
• Translator English - Italian: triquetrous
• Translator English - Polish: triquetrous
• Translator English - Ukrainian: тригранні
• Translator English - Romanian: triquetrous
• Translator English - Greek: triquetrous
• Translator English - Afrikaans: driehoekig
• Translator English - Swedish: triquetrous
• Translator English - Norwegian: triquetrous

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRIQUETROUS»

Discover the use of triquetrous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to triquetrous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants

pili, and densely ciliated at the apex; legumes rather triquetrous, many-seeded, acute, villous, longer than the calyx. 1.'. H. Native of Altaia, in sand at the rivers lrtysch and Bekun. Corolla rose-coloured. To follow A. calycinus, Bieb. p. 268. no.

George Don, 1832

A General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants

branches 2-edged at the apex, somewhat undulately winged; leaves compressed , triquetrous, equal-sided, dotless, rather acinaciform, with cartilaginous margins, which are scabrous on both sides. I? . D. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

George Don, 1834

Vol. III. - Caclyciflorae

branches 2-edged at the apex, somewhat undulately winged; leaves compressed , triquetrous, equal-sided, dotless, rather acinaciform, with cartilaginous margins, which are scabrous on both sides. F; . D. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

‎1834

A General System of Gardening and Botany: Founded Upon ...

105 M. rigidicau'le (Haw. rev. p. 116.) stem firm, procumbent, not pendulous ; leaves long, triquetrous, equal-sided, straight, with roughish margins. Tj . D. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. The rest unknown. Stiffish- stemmed Fig- marigold.

George Don, Philip Miller, 1834

A General History of the Dichleamydeous Plants ... Arranged ...

105 arormcau'm; (Haw. rev. p. 116.) stem firm, procumbent, not pendulous; leaves long, triquetrous, equal-sided, straight, with roughish margins. 12 . D. G. Native of the Cape of' Good Hope. The rest unknown. Stifiish-stemmed Fig- marigold.

George Don, 1834

A class-book of botany, designed for colleges, academies, ...

84. C. Careyana. J1 Spike erect, oblong, with oblong and obtuse glumes ; 9 spikes 2 — 3, ovate, loose and few-flowered, distant, upper subsessile, all bracteate ; perig. ovate, triquetrous, subinflated, nerved, acuminate, tapering at the base, ...

Alphonso Wood, 1855

A Class-book of Botany: Designed for Colleges, Academies and ...

84. C. Careyäna. J1 Spike erect, oblong, with oblong and obtuse glumes ; 9 sP> kes 3 — 3, ovate, loose and few-flowered, distant, upper subsessile, all bracteate; perig. ovate, triquetrous, subinflated, nerved, acuminate, tapering at the base, ...

Alphonso Wood, 1856

A CLASS BOOK OF BOTANY

84. C. Carey an a. J1 Spike erect, oblong, with oblong and obtuse glumes ; 9 spikes 3 — 3, ovate, loose and few-flowered, distant, upper subsessile, all bracteate; perig. ovate, triquetrous, subinflated, nerved, acuminate, tapering at the base, ...

ALPHONSO WOOD, A.M., 1851

A Flora of Shropshire

Perigynium lanceolate, acutely triquetrous, the faces with 4-5 prominent ribs, green, without a beak, the orifice entire. 26 C. sylvatica, Huds. Pendulous Wood Carex. Sheaths one- third to one-half as long as the peduncles ; fertile spikelets 4 , ...

William Allport Leighton, 1841

Flora Cestrica: An Attempt to Enumerate and Describe the ...

Seed (.Vul, or Caryopsis,) cruataoeous, triquetrous, or subtriangular- compressed . A. SilKElETS ALL AxDHOGTNOrS. B. Spikelet mostly solitary, j- Summit Staminate. Stigmas Э. 1. С poLTTniciininr.s, Muht. Spikelet simple ; fruit lance- oblong, ...

William Darlington, 1837