Definition of Triad

1. Noun. The cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one.


2. Noun. A set of three similar things considered as a unit.
Exact synonyms: Trio, Triple, Triplet
Specialized synonyms: Trilogy, Trigon, Triplicity
Specialized synonyms: Trimurti
Generic synonyms: Set

3. Noun. Three people considered as a unit.
Exact synonyms: Threesome, Trinity, Trio
Generic synonyms: Assemblage, Gathering
Specialized synonyms: Triumvirate

4. Noun. A three-note major or minor chord; a note and its third and fifth tones.
Exact synonyms: Common Chord
Generic synonyms: Chord

Definition of Triad

1. n. A union of three; three objects treated as one; a ternary; a trinity; as, a triad of deities.

Definition of Triad

1. Noun. A grouping of three ¹

2. Noun. (music) A chord consisting of a root tone, the tone two degrees higher, and the tone four degrees higher in a given scale. ¹

3. Noun. (electronics) on a CRT display, A group of three neighbouring phosphor dots, coloured green, red, and blue. ¹

4. Noun. A collective term that describes many branches of the underground society based in Hong Kong. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Triad

1. a group of three [n -S]

Medical Definition of Triad

1. The junction between the T tubules and the sarcoplasmic reticulum in striated muscle. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Triad

triacontahedral
triacontahedron
triacontane
triacontanoic
triacontanoic acid
triacontanol
triacontanols
triaconter
triaconters
triacs
triact
triacyl
triacyl glycerols
triacylglycerol
triacylglycerols
triad (current term)
triadduct
triadelphous
triadelphy
triadic
triadic symbiosis
triadically
triadics
triadism
triadisms
triadist
triadists
triads
triage
triaged

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