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TERTIARY Synonyms

There are 13 synonyms of the word tertiary. (exact relations)
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third
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
noun

• one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

• the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the third of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)

• following the second position in an ordering or series

• the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it

• the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle

• the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball

adverb

• in the third place

adjective satellite

• coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position

thirdly
adverbadv
adverb

• in the third place

triennial
adjectiveadj
noun

• the 300th anniversary (or the celebration of it)

adjective satellite

• occurring every third year or lasting 3 years

trilateral
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a three-sided polygon

adjective satellite

• involving three parties

• having three sides

trip
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)

• a hallucinatory experience induced by drugs

• an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall

• an exciting or stimulating experience

• a catch mechanism that acts as a switch

• a light or nimble tread

• an unintentional but embarrassing blunder

verb

• miss a step and fall or nearly fall

• cause to stumble

• make a trip for pleasure

• put in motion or move to act

• get high, stoned, or drugged

triple
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base

• a set of three similar things considered as a unit

• a quantity that is three times as great as another

adjective satellite

• having three units or components or elements

• three times as great or many

verb

• increase threefold

• hit a three-base hit

triplex
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective satellite

• having three units or components or elements

triplicate
nounn
noun

• one of three copies; any of three things that correspond to one another exactly

verb

• reproduce threefold

triune
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective satellite

• being three in one; used especially of the Christian Trinity

triumviral
adjectiveadj
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triweekly
adjectiveadj
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tertiary period
noun

• the period from 63 million to 2 million years ago

3rd
nounn
adjective satellite

• coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position

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