triad

IPA: trˈaɪæd

A grouping of three.
A word of three syllables.
A branch of a Chinese underground criminal society, mostly based in Hong Kong.
(electronics) on a CRT display, a group of three neighbouring phosphor dots, coloured green, red, and blue.
(music) A chord consisting of a root tone, the tone two degrees higher, and the tone four degrees higher in a given scale.

Examples of "triad" in Sentences

This triad is responsible for the profits you're enjoying right now.
I believe that, like the horse-bird-muffin triad, one is not necessarily just a dork, nerd, or geek.
Coming next to an Anglican Church close to you: the marriage of those in committed long-term triad relationships.
Rienhoff is still in the midst of this project, which he dubbed his triad transcriptome experiment—the "triad" consisting of mother, father, and offspring.
Thus _e. g._, the large I shows that the triad on the first tone (in major) is a _major triad_, the small II shows that the triad on the second tone is minor, etc.
Completing the triad is the intimate Transit Lounge (141 Tai An Road; 86-21-6283-3051), a favorite among Japanese men who come for the swanky red banquettes, loungey vibe and mojitos.
The old tradition found its way to India (if the Hindus did not borrow the idea from the Greeks); and one of the forms of Mahadeva, the third person of their triad, is entitled “Ardhanárí” = the
Fortunately, it’s not a long or complicated manual: Nearly every part of a dog’s behavior can be described by employing three concepts I call the triad: instinct versus choice, the seven basic needs, and pain versus pleasure.