English Explanatory Dictionary

periscian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having the shadow moving all around.
noun
  1. One of those who live within a polar circle, whose shadows, during some summer days, will move entirely round, falling toward every point of the compass.

Word forms

periscian periscians

Etymology

From Ancient Greek περίσκιος (perískios, “throwing the shado all round”), from περί (perí, “around”) + σκιά (skiá, “shadow”); compare French périscien.

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