Hypertext Webster Gateway: "ternary"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Ternary \Ter"na*ry\, n.; pl. {Ternaries}.
A ternion; the number three; three things taken together; a
triad.
Some in ternaries, some in pairs, and some single.
--Holder.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
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}]
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