Meaning

5 senses

  1. (not comparable)Of fourth rank or order.

    the quaternary stress in a pronounced word

    четвертичныйčetvertičnyj

  2. (not comparable)Of a mathematical expression containing e.g. x⁴.

  3. (not comparable)Relating to or in number base four.

  4. (not comparable)Having a quaternary ammonium group.

  5. (not comparable)Composed of four elements.

    consisting of or especially arranged in sets of four

Examples

1 sentences

  1. This phrase has a quaternary rhythm.

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Translations

4 languages
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By meaning 1
of fourth rank or order:

Origin

Derived from Latin quaternārius (“containing or consisting of four”), from quaternī (“four

Derived from Latin quaternārius (“containing or consisting of four”), from quaternī (“four each”, “four at a time”) + -ārius (whence the English suffix -ary); compare the French quaternaire.

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Synonyms

5 synonyms
quartalquartary
Close in meaning
  • consisting of or especially arranged in sets of four:quaternate
  • coming next after the third and just before the fifth in position or time or degree or magnitude:fourth4th

Word family

34 related words
Relatedunitarybinarytrinarytetranaryquinaryquaternionunaryternarysenaryseptenaryoctonarynovenarydenaryduodenaryvicenarytricenarysexagenary
Derivedbisquaternarydiquaternarynonquaternarypseudoquaternaryquaternarilyquaternarizationquaternary ammoniumquaternary carequaternary healthcarequaternary industryquaternary moonquaternary numberquaternary sectorquaternary structurequaternary twinquaternationquaternium

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
quartetquartzquashquassiaquaverquay

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