periptery.
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 occurs.
Meaning & usage
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 occurs.
A building surrounded by a wing or row of columns.
Where this word comes from
From peri- + Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).
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