triform

American  

[trahy-fawrm] / ˈtraɪˌfɔrm /

Or triformed

adjective

1. formed of three parts; in three divisions.

2. existing or appearing in three different forms.

3. combining three different forms.

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Etymology

Origin of triform

1400–50; < Latin triformis . See tri-, -form

Example Sentences

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triform

We have seen by degrees a ring evolved out of a triform planet, and the great division of the ring and the irregularities on it brought to light.

From Recreations in Astronomy With Directions for Practical Experiments and Telescopic Work by Warren, Henry White

He observed that the planet presented a triform appearance, and that on each side of the central globe there were two objects, in close contact with it, which caused it to assume an ovoid shape.

From The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost' by Orchard, Thomas Nathaniel

Jove rules th' ethereal sky, the triform world; And all the earth beneath Augustus lies: Each is the sire and ruler of his realm.

From The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II by Howard, J. J.

Huyghens, in March, 1655, solved the problem of the triform appearance of Saturn.

From Recreations in Astronomy With Directions for Practical Experiments and Telescopic Work by Warren, Henry White

Altars are reared around, and the priestess, with hair undone, thrice peals from her lips the hundred gods of Erebus and Chaos, and the triform Hecate, the triple-faced maidenhood of Diana.

From The Aeneid of Virgil by Virgil