TERTIARY Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word tertiary. (close relations)
tertium
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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 |