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periptery

noun
pe·​rip·​tery | \pəˈript(ə)rē\
plural -es

Definition of periptery 

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

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History and Etymology for periptery

Latin & Greek peripteros + English -y

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