triradiate
Having three rays
Triradiate means having three rays or radiating branches extending from a central point.
The term appears mainly in anatomy and biology, describing structures like certain bone formations or sponge spicules that spread outward in three directions: the triradiate cartilage of the pelvis.
Minute sharp projection
- spongeAbsorbent cleaning material
- diatomSingle-celled silica algae
- starfishFive-armed marine invertebrate
- organismLiving biological entity
specimen · microscopic · marine · silica · calcium · skeletal · invertebrate · zoology
Even on all sides
- triskelionThree-armed spiral symbol
- spokeCommunicated verbally
- hubCentral connection point
- axisRotation reference line
divergent · angular · branching · triangular · equidistant · central · projection · vector
Bony basin at waist
- sacrumFused vertebrae above tailbone
- vertebraSegmented bone of spine
- boneHard skeletal tissue
- cartilageFlexible connective body tissue
skeletal · ossification · joint · ischium · pubis · tripartite · anatomical · morphology
spicule
Minute sharp projection
- spongeAbsorbent cleaning material
- diatomSingle-celled silica algae
- starfishFive-armed marine invertebrate
organism · specimen · microscopic · marine · silica · calcium · skeletal · invertebrate · zoology · classification
symmetrical
Even on all sides
- triskelionThree-armed spiral symbol
- spokeCommunicated verbally
- hubCentral connection point
axis · divergent · angular · branching · triangular · equidistant · central · projection · vector · coordinate
pelvis
Bony basin at waist
cartilage · skeletal · ossification · joint · ischium · pubis · tripartite · anatomical · morphology · structure
crystal
Ordered-atom solid
- latticeOpenwork of crossed strips
- formationCreation or arrangement
- mineralNaturally formed crystalline solid
aggregate · twinning · growth · facet · prismatic · specimen · inclusion · dendritic · nucleation · branching