单词 | triform |
释义 | triformadj. 1. Having a triple form; combining three different forms; formed or composed in three parts. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > three > condition of being threefold > [adjective] > having a triple form triformc1450 triple1567 tri-membered1626 triformed1644 triformous1841 tri-dimensional1858 tripliform1866 trilobal1884 c1450 Mirour Saluacioun 683 This temple of Salomon had on it pynacles thre Be whilk the triforme Auriole of marye takened may be. 1660 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. III. i. 56 Something, which hath beginning, middle, and end. To such a form and nature they attributed the number Three, saying, that whatsoever hath a middle is triform. 1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. v. 673 Centaurs, and Scyllas, and Chimeras;..mixtly Boviform and Hominiform, Biform and Triform Animals. 1816 R. Jameson Treat. External Characters Minerals (ed. 2) 197 A Crystal is..bi-form, tri-form..when it contains a combination of two or three remarkable forms. 2. Existing or appearing in three different forms. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > three > condition of being threefold > [adjective] > existing in three forms triple1567 triform1623 triformed1644 1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Triforme, hauing three formes or fashions. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iii. 730 The neighbouring Moon..With borrowd light her countenance triform Hence fills and empties. View more context for this quotation 1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. iv. 304 Damascius..tells us..that Orpheus introduced, τρίμορϕον θεὸν, a Triform Deity. 1684 T. Burnet Theory of Earth i. 164 This epistle..taught that the heavens and the earth had chang'd their form, and would do so again..; so as the same world would be triform in success of time. 1739 E. Carter tr. F. Algarotti Sir I. Newton's Philos. Explain'd II. 177 Her triform Goddess we before admired. 1847 J. Leitch tr. K. O. Müller Ancient Art §206 In the representation of the tri-form Hecate. 1877 G. F. Chambers Handbk. Descr. Astron. (ed. 3) i. xii. 136 I [Galileo] have observed the most distant planet [Saturn] to be tri-form. 1879 H. W. Warren Recreations in Astron. viii. 169 Huyghens..solved the problem of the triform appearance of Saturn. 3. Triangular. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > angularity > specific angular shape > [adjective] > triangular three-corneredc1400 three-squaredc1400 three-squarec1450 triangle1474 triangled1486 triangular?1541 three-corner1548 trilater1570 trigonal1571 three-corned1584 three-sided1601 triangulated1610 triangulate1611 triform1621 triangulary1622 triquetrous1658 trilateral1660 triagonal1665 trigonic1788 cocked hat1846 heater-shaped1847 the world > relative properties > number > geometry > shape or figure > [adjective] > two-dimensional > triangular triangle1474 triangled1486 triangular?1541 trigonal1570 trilater1570 triangulated1610 triangulate1611 triform1621 triangulary1622 triquetrous1658 trilateral1660 trilineal1715 trilinear1715 trigonic1788 trigonate1815 triagonal1831 1621 J. Taylor Superbiæ Flagellum sig. C8 That heights, depths, bredths, triform, square, oual, round, And rules Geometricall in beards are found. Derivatives ˈtriformed adj. /-fɔːmd/ ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > three > condition of being threefold > [adjective] > having a triple form triformc1450 triple1567 tri-membered1626 triformed1644 triformous1841 tri-dimensional1858 tripliform1866 trilobal1884 the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > three > condition of being threefold > [adjective] > existing in three forms triple1567 triform1623 triformed1644 1644 K. Digby Two Treat. i. xxiii. 212 That which is most watry, is fittest to fabricate the body..of the triformed plant. a1662 P. Heylyn Cyprianus Anglicus (1668) iv. 368 Governed by a Try-formed Presbytery of Pastors, Elders, and Deacons. a1739 C. Jarvis tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote (1742) I. iv. xvi. 297 O thou triformed luminary, bring me tidings of her. 1816 G. S. Faber Origin Pagan Idolatry I. 413 She [Sphinx] was likewise triformed, blending together in one figure a lion, a virgin, and a bird. triˈformous adj. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > three > condition of being threefold > [adjective] > having a triple form triformc1450 triple1567 tri-membered1626 triformed1644 triformous1841 tri-dimensional1858 tripliform1866 trilobal1884 1841 J. G. Wilkinson Manners & Customs Anc. Egyptians 2nd Ser. I. xii. 232 The idea entertained by the Pagan Egyptians of a ‘triformous Deity’,..who assumed different names according to the triad under which he was represented. triˈformity n. [late Latin triformitās (Claudian)] rare the quality of being triform.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Triformity, the having three Forms or Shapes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1450 |
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