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Definition of Triskelion

1. Noun. A figure consisting of three stylized human arms or legs (or three bent lines) radiating from a center.

Definition of Triskelion

1. n. A figure composed of three branches, usually curved, radiating from a center, as the figure composed of three human legs, with bent knees, which has long been used as a badge or symbol of Sicily and of the Isle of Man.

Definition of Triskelion

1. Noun. Any figure or object composed of three interlocked spirals, limbs (especially bent human legs), or any similar symbol with three protrusions and a threefold rotational symmetry. ¹

2. Noun. The symbol of Sicily, and of the Isle of Man. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Triskelion

1. [n -LIA or -LIONS]

Medical Definition of Triskelion

1. A three legged structure assumed by clathrin isolated from coated vesicles. A trimer of clathrin (180 kD) with three light chains is probably the physiological sub unit of clathrin coats in coated vesicles. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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