Word
Ternary
How many syllables?
3 Syllables
How it's divided?
ter-na-ry
Definition
- a. - Proceeding by threes; consisting of three; as, the ternary
number was anciently esteemed a symbol of perfection, and held in great
veneration.
- a. - 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.
- n. - A ternion; the number three; three things taken together;
a triad.
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