trine
trine is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.(Astrol.) The aspect of planets distant from each other 120 degrees, or one third of the zodiac; trigon. In sextile, square, and trine. Milton.
- 2.A triad; trinity. [R.] A single trine of brazen tortoises. Mrs. Browning. Eternal One, Almighty Trine! Keble.
- 3.To put in the aspect of a trine. [R.] By fortune he [Saturn] was now to Venus trined. Dryden.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- cube
- divide
- fold
- into
- part
- place
- tern
- ternary
- the
- third
- thirdly
- three
- threefold
- thrice
- treble
- trebleness
- trebly
- triangular
- trichotomous
- trichotomy
- tricuspid
- tridentate
- tridentiferous
- trifid
- trifoliate
- trifurcate
- trigonal
- trigrammatic
- trigrammic
- trinal
- tripartite
- tripartition
- tripetalous
- triple
- triplicate
- triplication
- triplicity
- triquetral
- triquetrous
- trisect
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is trine.
- What is the aspect of planets distant from each other 120 degrees, or one third of the zodiac; trigon. In sextile, square, and trine. Milton called?
- What is a triad; trinity. [R.] A single trine of brazen tortoises. Mrs. Browning. Eternal One, Almighty Trine! Keble called?
- What is to put in the aspect of a trine. [R.] By fortune he [Saturn] was now to Venus trined. Dryden called?
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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