(adj) having three units or components or elements, Syn. triplex, treble, triple, Example:a ternary operation; a treble row of red beads; overcrowding made triple sessions necessary; triple time has three beats per measure; triplex windows

four

(n) the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one, Syn. tetrad, quatern, Little Joe, 4, IV, quartet, quaternary, quaternity, quaternion, foursome, quadruplet

fourth

(adj) coming next after the third and just before the fifth in position or time or degree or magnitude, Syn. 4th, quaternary, Example:the quaternary period of geologic time extends from the end of the tertiary period to the present

quaternate

(adj) consisting of or especially arranged in sets of four, Syn. quaternary, Example:quaternate leaves; a quaternary compound

three

(n) the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one, Syn. triplet, trio, triad, leash, deuce-ace, III, trinity, threesome, 3, trey, terzetto, trine, tercet, tierce, ternary, ternion, troika

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Quaternary

a. [ L. quaternarius consisting of four each, containing four, fr. quaterni four each, fr. quattuor four: cf. F. quaternaire. See Four. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Consisting of four; by fours, or in sets of four. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Geol.) Later than, or subsequent to, the Tertiary; Post-tertiary; as, the Quaternary age, or Age of man. [ 1913 Webster ]

Quaternary

n. [ L. numerus quaternarius: cf. F. quaternaire. ] 1. The number four. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Geol.) The Quaternary age, era, or formation. See the Chart of Geology. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ternary

a. [ L. ternarius, fr. terni. See Tern, a. ] 1. Proceeding by threes; consisting of three; as, the ternary number was anciently esteemed a symbol of perfection, and held in great veneration. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ternary

n.; pl. Ternaries A ternion; the number three; three things taken together; a triad. [ 1913 Webster ]

Some in ternaries, some in pairs, and some single. Holder. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chinese-English: CC-CEDICT Dictionary CC-CEDICT CN-EN Dictionary

第四纪

[第四纪 / 第四紀, dì sì jì] fourth period; quaternary (geological period covering the recent ice ages over the last 180, 000 years) #57640

三项

[三项 / 三項, sān xiàng] three items; three events; three terms; tri-; trinomial, ternary (math.); triathlon (abbr. for 鐵人三項賽|铁人三项赛), See Also: 鐵人三項賽, 铁人三项赛

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary EDICT JP-EN Dictionary

３元材料

[さんげんざいりょう, sangenzairyou] (n) ternary material (e.g. semiconductor)

４元材料

[よんげんざいりょう, yongenzairyou] (n) quaternary material (e.g. semiconductor)

三項演算子

[さんこうえんざんし, sankouenzanshi] (n) ternary operator; conditional operator

第四紀

[だいよんき;だいしき, daiyonki ; daishiki] (n) Quaternary period

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

Quartär { n } [ geol. ]

Quaternary