ternary
IPA: tɝnɛri
noun
- A group of three things; a trio, threesome or tierce.
- (obsolete) The Holy Trinity.
adjective
- Made up of three things.
- Arranged in groups of three.
- (arithmetic) To the base three.
- (arithmetic) Having three variables.
- (chemistry) 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.
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Examples of "ternary" in Sentences
- The overture is in ternary form.
- The prelude is strictly ternary.
- The trio is in D major, ternary form.
- The piece is written in ternary form.
- The piece is in ternary form with a coda.
- It inherits the from ternary tree and the heap.
- The form of the third movement is a ternary scherzo and trio.
- The pieces has a total of 74 measures and is in ternary form.
- The piece is a total of 91 measures long and is in ternary form.
- The third movement is in ternary form, consisting of a scherzo and trio.
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