different between trefoil vs hexafoil

English

Etymology

From Middle English trefoil, from Old French trifoil, trefeul, from Latin trifolium, from tri- (“three”) + folium (“leaf”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t??.f??l/, /?t?i?.f??l/

Noun

trefoil (plural trefoils)

1. Any of several plants of the pea family, having compound, trifoliate leaves; especially one of the genus Trifolium.
2. A symbol having the shape of such leaves, especially when used as an architectural ornament.
   • 2015, New Historian, "Ancient Pitcher Discovered in Historic Danish City", by David DeMar, 16 June 2015

     "The pristine, unbroken condition of the vessel – sometimes called a trefoil jug – caused the entire dig to 'come to a halt,' Søvsø remarked."

3. (topology) Ellipsis of trefoil knot.

Coordinate terms

• quatrefoil
• cinquefoil
• hexafoil
• sexfoil
• octofoil
• multifoil
• polyfoil

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• loftier

English

Noun

hexafoil (plural hexafoils)

1. A design with six round semicircular petals stemming from a central circle.

Related terms

• trefoil