SINCE 1828
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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