Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

periaktos

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pe-ri-ak-tos
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A revolving structure used to change scenes rapidly in a theatre: a tall prism-shaped frame or screen at the side entrances, each carrying a number of scenes changed by turning the frames.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek περίακτος (períaktos, “revolving”), from περιάγω (periágō), from περι- (peri-) + ἄγω (ágō).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: περίακτος

Inflected Forms

periaktoi (plural) periactus (alternative)

Questions

What does periaktos mean?: A revolving structure used to change scenes rapidly in a theatre: a tall prism-shaped frame or screen at the side entrances, each carrying a number of scenes changed by turning the frames.
Where does periaktos come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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