Meaning

2 senses

  1. A group of three things together; a ternary, triplet or triad.

  2. A section of paper for a book containing three double leaves or twelve pages.

More definitions
  • the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

Origin

From Latin ternio, from terni (“three each”). See tern (adjective).

From Latin ternio, from terni (“three each”). See tern (adjective).

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Forms

plural: ternions
Singularternion
Pluralternions

regular

Synonyms

17 synonyms
three things together:threesome
triad
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedquaternion

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
termiteternterraterraceB2terracotta

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

ternion — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto