TERN | • tern n. Any of various seabirds of the subfamily Sternidae (of the family Laridae) that are similar to gulls… • tern n. (Dated or obsolete) A thing with three components; a set of three things. • tern adj. (Chiefly botany, rare) Consisting of three components; ternate, threefold, triple. |
TERNE | • terne adj. Colourless, drab, dull. • terne n. (Also attributively) An alloy coating made of lead and tin (or, more recently, zinc and tin), often… • terne n. Synonym of terneplate (“thin iron or steel sheeting coated with this alloy”). |
TERNS | • terns n. Plural of tern. • TERN n. a long-winged aquatic bird, related to the gulls. |
TERNAL | • ternal adj. Threefold. • TERNAL adj. threefold. |
TERNED | • TERNE v. to cover with an alloy of lead and tin. |
TERNES | • ternes n. Plural of terne. • TERNE v. to cover with an alloy of lead and tin. |
TERNARY | • ternary adj. Made up of three things. • ternary adj. Arranged in groups of three. • ternary adj. (Arithmetic) To the base three. |
TERNATE | • ternate adj. (Botany) Having three divisions (or leaflets). • Ternate prop.n. An island in Maluku, Indonesia. • Ternate prop.n. A North Halmahera language of eastern Indonesia, spoken on the island of Ternate. |
TERNING | • TERNE v. to cover with an alloy of lead and tin. |
TERNION | • ternion n. The number three; three things together; a ternary or triplet. • ternion n. A section of paper for a book containing three double leaves or twelve pages. • TERNION n. a triad; a section of a book with three double leaves. |
TERNIONS | • ternions n. Plural of ternion. • TERNION n. a triad; a section of a book with three double leaves. |
TERNARIES | • ternaries n. Plural of ternary. • TERNARY n. a group of three. |
TERNATELY | • ternately adv. In a ternate manner. • TERNATE adv. with three leaflets. |
TERNEPLATE | • terneplate n. (Also attributively) Thin iron or steel sheeting coated with an alloy of lead and tin (or, more recently… • TERNEPLATE n. thin iron sheets coated with an alloy of lead and tin. |
TERNEPLATES | • terneplates n. Plural of terneplate. • TERNEPLATE n. thin iron sheets coated with an alloy of lead and tin. |