English Explanatory Dictionary

periaktos

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

periaktos periaktoi periactus

Etymology

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

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