trilobation
Having three lobes
Trilobation is division into three lobes or rounded projections.
The term appears in biology, architecture, and decorative arts to describe three-part structures: the trilobation of a Gothic window, trilobation in leaf margins.
Gothic tracery often features trilobate (three-lobed) designs, and the word describes any similar three-part symmetry.
Three-lobed decorative motif
- traceryDecorative branching stonework
- rose windowCircular tracery-filled window
- pointed archArch with angled apex
- quatrefoilFour-lobed ornamental pattern
cathedral · stained glass · flying buttress · vaulted ceiling · ogive · chancel · nave · apse
Three-lobed decorative motif
- trifoliateWith three leaf divisions
- cloverleafLooped highway junction
- ternaryConsisting of three parts
- tripartiteConsisting of three parts
trisection · triadic · tricuspid · shamrock · clover · trillium · hepatica · oxalis
Three-lobed decorative motif
- carvingShaping by cutting away
- foliagePlant's leafy covering
- rosetteCircular ribbon ornament
- acanthusSpiny-leaved ornamental plant
scrollwork · fretwork · filigree · finial · flourish · boss · cartouche · inlay
Involving two parties
- radialEmanating from center
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- proportionComparative relation of parts
- segmentedDivided into sections
divided · sectioned · congruence · alignment · regularity · mirror · rotational · threefold
trefoil
Three-lobed decorative motif
- traceryDecorative branching stonework
- rose windowCircular tracery-filled window
- pointed archArch with angled apex
quatrefoil · cathedral · stained glass · flying buttress · vaulted ceiling · ogive · chancel · nave · apse · clerestory
trefoil
Three-lobed decorative motif
- trifoliateWith three leaf divisions
- cloverleafLooped highway junction
- ternaryConsisting of three parts
tripartite · trisection · triadic · tricuspid · shamrock · clover · trillium · hepatica · oxalis
trefoil
Three-lobed decorative motif
acanthus · scrollwork · fretwork · filigree · finial · flourish · boss · cartouche · inlay · pierced
bilateral
Involving two parties
- radialEmanating from center
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- proportionComparative relation of parts
segmented · divided · sectioned · congruence · alignment · regularity · mirror · rotational · threefold