ternary
ternary is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.(Chem.) Containing, or consisting of, three different parts, as elements, atoms, groups, or radicals, which are regarded as having different functions or relations in the molecule; thus, sodic hydroxide, NaOH, is a ternary compound.
- 2.A ternion; the number three; three things taken together; a triad. Some in ternaries, some in pairs, and some single. Holder.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- cube
- divide
- fold
- into
- leash
- part
- place
- power
- root
- shamrock
- tern
- ternion
- tertiary
- the
- third
- thirdly
- three
- threefold
- thrice
- tierce
- treble
- trebleness
- trebly
- trefoil
- trey
- triad
- triangle
- triangular
- trichotomous
- trichotomy
- tricuspid
- trident
- tridentate
- tridentiferous
- trifid
- trifoliate
- triform
- trifurcate
- trigon
- trigonal
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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