tricingulate /ˌtɹaɪ̯ˈsɪŋ.ɡjʊ.lət/ adjective1 •Girdled or banded in three places; marked with three distinct rings, ridges, or encircling bands.Primary A increases in strength until about whorl 6 which is strongly tricingulate, but thereafter the rise of the secondary, r, followed by tertiaries, decreases its importance. — 1957 formsmore tricingulate · most tricingulate