Found 2 items, similar to Ternary.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: ternary ternary adj : having three units or components or elements; “a ternary operation”; “a treble row of red beads”; “overcrowding made triple sessions necessary”; “triple time has three beats per measure”; “triplex windows” [syn: treble, triple, triplex] n : the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one [syn: three, 3, III, trio, threesome, tierce, leash, troika, triad, trine, trinity, ternion, triplet, tercet, terzetto, trey, deuce-ace]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Ternary Ternary \Ter"na*ry\, 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] Ternary \Ter"na*ry\, 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]