Definition of ternary

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Ternary (a.) Proceeding by threes; consisting of three; as, the ternary number was anciently esteemed a symbol of perfection, and held in great veneration..

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Mastodon :: Mastodon (n.) An extinct genus of mammals closely allied to the elephant, but having less complex molar teeth, and often a pair of lower, as well as upper, tusks, which are incisor teeth. The species were mostly larger than elephants, and their romains occur in nearly all parts of the world in deposits ranging from Miocene to late Quaternary time..
Triad :: Triad (n.) A union of three; three objects treated as one; a ternary; a trinity; as, a triad of deities..
Thinolite :: Thinolite (n.) A calcareous tufa, in part crystalline, occurring on a large scale as a shore deposit about the Quaternary lake basins of Nevada..
Ternion :: Ternion (a.) The number three; three things together; a ternary.
Oxysulphide :: Oxysulphide (n.) A ternary compound of oxygen and sulphur.
Quaternary :: Quaternary (n.) The number four.
Glyptodon :: Glyptodon (n.) An extinct South American quaternary mammal, allied to the armadillos. It was as large as an ox, was covered with tessellated scales, and had fluted teeth..
Champlain Period :: Champlain period () A subdivision of the Quaternary age immediately following the Glacial period; -- so named from beds near Lake Champlain.
Quaternate :: Quaternate (a.) Composed of, or arranged in, sets of four; quaternary; as, quaternate leaves..
Quantic :: Quantic (n.) A homogeneous algebraic function of two or more variables, in general containing only positive integral powers of the variables, and called quadric, cubic, quartic, etc., according as it is of the second, third, fourth, fifth, or a higher degree. These are further called binary, ternary, quaternary, etc., according as they contain two, three, four, or more variables; thus, the quantic / is a binary cubic..
Cenozoic :: Cenozoic (a.) Belonging to the most recent division of geological time, including the tertiary, or Age of mammals, and the Quaternary, or Age of man. [Written also caenozoic, cainozoic, kainozoic.] See Geology..
Quaternary :: Quaternary (a.) Consisting of four; by fours, or in sets of four..
Ternary :: Ternary (n.) A ternion; the number three; three things taken together; a triad.
Diprotodon :: Diprotodon (n.) An extinct Quaternary marsupial from Australia, about as large as the hippopotamus; -- so named because of its two large front teeth. See Illustration in Appendix..
Posttertiary :: Posttertiary (a.) Following, or more recent than, the Tertiary; Quaternary..
Loess :: Loess (n.) A quaternary deposit, usually consisting of a fine yellowish earth, on the banks of the Rhine and other large rivers..
Megalonyx :: Megalonyx (n.) An extinct quaternary mammal, of great size, allied to the sloth..
Oxychloride :: Oxychloride (n.) A ternary compound of oxygen and chlorine; as, plumbic oxychloride..
Ternary :: Ternary (a.) Proceeding by threes; consisting of three; as, the ternary number was anciently esteemed a symbol of perfection, and held in great veneration..
Quaternary :: Quaternary (a.) Later than, or subsequent to, the Tertiary; Post-tertiary; as, the Quaternary age, or Age of man..
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