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Wiktionary

  1. triquetrumnoun

    The triquetral bone

  2. triquetrumnoun

    An astronomical instrument.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Triquetrumnoun

    one of the bones of the carpus; the cuneiform. See Cuneiform (b)

Wikidata

  1. Triquetrum

    The triquetrum was the medieval name for an ancient astronomical instrument first described by Ptolemy in the Almagest. Also known as Parallactic Rulers, it was used for determining altitudes of heavenly bodies. Ptolemy calls it a "parallactic instrument" and seems to have used it to determine the zenith distance and parallax of the Moon.

Editors Contribution

  1. triquetrumadjective

    A bone in the wrist

    The triquetrum is a bone in the wrist


    Submitted by MaryC on August 26, 2023  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of triquetrum in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of triquetrum in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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