ternary

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Made up of three things.
2. (not-comparable) Arranged in groups of three.
3. (not-comparable) To the base three.
4. (not-comparable) Having three variables.
5. (not-comparable) 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.
6. (not-comparable) Of an operator taking three operands.

Noun

1. A group of three things; a trio, threesome or tierce.
2. (obsolete) The Holy Trinity.

Synonyms

triple

triplex

treble

trine

triplet

triad

trinity

threesome

three

threefold

trio

troika

ternal

terzetto

trinary

deuce-ace

three-element

ternion

3

leash

III

tercet

tern

ternate

tierce

trebling

trey

trinal

triplicate

triplicity

triune

Translations

ternario

ternaire

ternär

ternario

τριαδικός

ternari

dreifach

triple

3

tercet

triple

triple

tripler

ثلاث

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɜː.nə.ɹi/

Etymology

From Late Latin ternārius (“consisting of three things”), from ternī (“three each”).