Triptych (n.) A picture or altarpiece in three compartments.
Tripudiary (a.) Of or pertaining to dancing; performed by dancing.
Tripudiate (v. i.) To dance.
Tripudiation (n.) The act of dancing.
Triquadrantal (a.) Having three quadrants; thus, a triquadrantal triangle is one whose three sides are quadrants, and whose three angles are consequently right angles.
Triquetral (a.) Triquetrous.
Triquetrous (a.) Three sided, the sides being plane or concave; having three salient angles or edges; trigonal.
Triquetra (pl. ) of Triquetrum
Triquetrum (n.) One of the bones of the carpus; the cuneiform. See Cuneiform (b).
Triradiate (a.) Alt. of Triradiated
Triradiated (a.) Having three rays.
Trirectangular (a.) Having three right angles. See Triquadrantal.
Trireme (n.) An ancient galley or vessel with tree banks, or tiers, of oars.
Trirhomboidal (a.) Having three rhombic faces or sides.
Trisacramentarian (n.) One who recognizes three sacraments, and no more; -- namely, baptism, the Lord's Supper, and penance. See Sacrament.
Trisagion (n.) An ancient anthem, -- usually known by its Latin name tersanctus.See Tersanctus.
Trisected (imp. & p. p.) of Trisect
Trisecting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Trisect
Trisect (v. t.) To cut or divide into three parts.
Trisect (v. t.) To cut or divide into three equal parts.
Trisected (a.) Divided into three parts or segments by incisions extending to the midrib or to the base; -- said of leaves.
Trisection (n.) The division of a thing into three parts, Specifically: (Geom.) the division of an angle into three equal parts.
Triseralous (a.) Having three sepals, or calyx leaves.
Triserial (a.) Alt. of Triseriate
Triseriate (a.) Arranged in three vertical or spiral rows.
Trismus (n.) The lockjaw.
Trisnitrate (n.) A nitrate formed from three molecules of nitric acid; also, less properly, applied to certain basic nitrates; as, trisnitrate of bismuth.
Trisoctahedron (n.) A solid of the isometric system bounded by twenty-four equal faces, three corresponding to each face of an octahedron.
Trispast (n.) Alt. of Trispaston
Trispaston (n.) A machine with three pulleys which act together for raising great weights.
Trispermous (a.) Containing three seeds; three-seeded; as, a trispermous capsule.
Trisplanchnic (a.) Of or pertaining to the three great splanchnic cavities, namely, that of the head, the chest, and the abdomen; -- applied to the sympathetic nervous system.
Triste (imp.) of Trist
Trist (v. t. & i.) To trust.
Trist (n.) Trust.
Trist (n.) A post, or station, in hunting.
Trist (n.) A secret meeting, or the place of such meeting; a tryst. See Tryst.
Trist (a.) Sad; sorrowful; gloomy.
Triste (n.) A cattle fair.
Tristearate (n.) Tristearin.
Tristearin (n.) See Stearin.
Tristtul (a.) Sad; sorrowful; gloomy.
Tristfully (adv.) In a tristful manner; sadly.
Tristichous (a.) Arranged in three vertical rows.
Tristigmatic (a.) Alt. of Tristigmatose
Tristigmatose (a.) Having, or consisting of, three stigmas.
Tristitiate (v. t.) To make sad.
Tristoma (n.) Any one of numerous species of trematode worms belonging to Tristoma and allied genera having a large posterior sucker and two small anterior ones. They usually have broad, thin, and disklike bodies, and are parasite on the gills and skin of fishes.
Tristy (a.) See Trist, a.
Trisuls (n.) Something having three forks or prongs, as a trident.
Trisulcate (a.) Having three furrows, forks, or prongs; having three grooves or sulci; three-grooved.
Trisulphide (n.) A sulphide containing three atoms of sulphur.
Trisyllabic (a.) Alt. of Trisyllabical
Trisyllabical (a.) Of or pertaining to a trisyllable; consisting of three syllables; as, "syllable" is a trisyllabic word.
Trisyllable (n.) A word consisting of three syllables only; as, a-ven-ger.
Trite (a.) Worn out; common; used until so common as to have lost novelty and interest; hackneyed; stale; as, a trite remark; a trite subject.
Triternate (a.) Three times ternate; -- applied to a leaf whose petiole separates into three branches, each of which divides into three parts which each bear three leafiets.
Tritheism (n.) The opinion or doctrine that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are three distinct Gods.
Tritheist (n.) One who believes in tritheism.
Tritheistic (a.) Alt. of Tritheistical
Tritheistical (a.) Of or pertaining to tritheism.
Tritheite (n.) A tritheist.
Trithing (n.) One of three ancient divisions of a county in England; -- now called riding.
Trithionate (n.) A salt of trithionic acid.
Trithionic (a.) Of or pertaining to, or designating, a certain thionic acid, H2S3O6 which is obtained as a colorless, odorless liquid.
Tritical (a.) Trite.
Triticin (n.) A carbohydrate isomeric with dextrin, obtained from quitch grass (Agropyrum, formerly Triticum, repens) as a white amorphous substance.
Triticum (n.) A genus of grasses including the various species of wheat.
Triton (n.) A fabled sea demigod, the son of Neptune and Amphitrite, and the trumpeter of Neptune. He is represented by poets and painters as having the upper part of his body like that of a man, and the lower part like that of a fish. He often has a trumpet made of a shell.
Triton (n.) Any one of many species of marine gastropods belonging to Triton and allied genera, having a stout spiral shell, often handsomely colored and ornamented with prominent varices. Some of the species are among the largest of all gastropods. Called also trumpet shell, and sea trumpet.
Triton (n.) Any one of numerous species of aquatic salamanders. The common European species are Hemisalamandra cristata, Molge palmata, and M. alpestris, a red-bellied species common in Switzerland. The most common species of the United States is Diemyctylus viridescens. See Illust. under Salamander.
Tritone (n.) A superfluous or augmented fourth.
Tritorium (n.) Same as Triturium.
Tritova (pl. ) of Tritovum
Tritovum (n.) An embryonic insect which has twice cast its skin previous to hatching from the egg.
Tritozooid (n.) A zooid of the third generation in asexual reproduction.
Triturable (a.) Capable of being triturated.
Triturated (imp. & p. p.) of Triturate
Triturating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Triturate
Triturate (v. t.) To rub, grind, bruise, or thrash.
Triturate (v. t.) To rub or grind to a very fine or impalpable powder; to pulverize and comminute thoroughly.
Trituration (n.) The act of triturating, or reducing to a fine or impalpable powder by grinding, rubbing, bruising, etc.
Triture (n.) A rubbing or grinding; trituration.
Triturium (n.) A vessel for separating liquids of different densities.
Trityl (n.) Propyl.
Tritylene (n.) Propylene.
Triumph (n.) A magnificent and imposing ceremonial performed in honor of a general who had gained a decisive victory over a foreign enemy.
Triumph (n.) Hence, any triumphal procession; a pompous exhibition; a stately show or pageant.
Triumph (n.) A state of joy or exultation for success.
Triumph (n.) Success causing exultation; victory; conquest; as, the triumph of knowledge.
Triumph (n.) A trump card; also, an old game at cards.
Triumphed (imp. & p. p.) of Triumph
Triumphing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Triumph
Triumph (n.) To celebrate victory with pomp; to rejoice over success; to exult in an advantage gained; to exhibit exultation.
Triumph (n.) To obtain victory; to be successful; to prevail.
Triumph (n.) To be prosperous; to flourish.
Triumph (n.) To play a trump card.
Triumph (v. t.) To obtain a victory over; to prevail over; to conquer. Also, to cause to triumph.
Triumphal (a.) Of or pertaining to triumph; used in a triumph; indicating, or in honor of, a triumph or victory; as, a triumphal crown; a triumphal arch.
Triumphal (n.) A token of victory.