ternion

2 definitions found

ternion - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Ternion \Ter"ni*on\, n. [L. ternio, fr. terni three each. See
     Tern, a.]
     The number three; three things together; a ternary. --Bp.
     Hall.
     [1913 Webster]

ternion - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  ternion
      n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
           [syn: three, 3, III, trio, threesome, tierce,
           leash, troika, triad, trine, trinity, ternary,
           ternion, triplet, tercet, terzetto, trey, deuce- ace
           ]