dreikanter

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from German Dreikanter.

Noun[edit]

dreikanter (plural dreikanters)

  1. (petrology) A type of pebble that has three curved faces formed by wind-blown sand.
    Coordinate terms: einkanter, zweikanter
    • 1949, Kenneth Page Oakley, Man the Tool-Maker:
      Stones splintered by fire, or faceted by sandstorms (ventifacts or dreikanters) are occasionally mistaken for the work of man.

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