the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

having three units or components or elements; " a ternary operation"; " a treble row of red beads"; " overcrowding made triple sessions necessary"; " triple time has three beats per measure"; " triplex windows"

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

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; thus, sodic hydroxide, NaOH, is a ternary compound.

A ternion; the number three; three things taken together; a triad.

Proceeding by, or consisting of, threes.

The number three; three things together.

Noting a chemical compound containing three elements.

Made up of three parts.

The number three.

Proceeding by, or grouped in, threes.

Formed or consisting of three. ternate.

A group of three; a triad.

Proceeding by threes; consisting of three.

Proceeding by threes; consisting of threes; arranged in threes.

Ternate.

" The ordinary granite of Aberdeenshire," says Dr. MacCulloch, " is the usual ternary compound of quartz, feldspar, and mica; though sometimes hornblende is substituted for the mica. – The Student's Elements of Geology by Sir Charles Lyell

In simple binary form- ternary if a trio is added- this dance has feminine endings to all the principal cadences. – Chopin: The Man and His Music by James Huneker

2. Notes Water, ethyl alcohol and carbon tetrachloride form a ternary mixture boiling at about 61'0. This vapor mixture, on condensation, separates into two phases; the heavier liquid consists of carbon tetrachloride and alcohol with only small amounts of water; the lighter liquid consists of approximately 65 per cent alcohol, 25 per cent water and 10 per cent carbon tetrachloride. – Organic-Syntheses by Conant, James Bryant