periptery

noun

pe·​rip·​tery

pəˈript(ə)rē

plural -es

1

: peripteros

2

: the region surrounding a moving body (as the wing of a bird or a gliding airplane) within which cyclic or vortical motions of the air occur

Word History

Etymology

Latin & Greek peripteros + English -y

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