About The Word Triad
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Triad
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What's The Definition Of Triad?
[n] a 3-note major or minor chord; a note and its third and fifth tones
[n] three people considered as a unit [n] a set of three similar things considered as a unit [n] the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one Synonyms | Synonyms for Triad: 3 | common chord | deuce-ace | III | leash | tercet | ternary | ternion | terzetto | three | threesome | threesome | tierce | trey | trine | trinity | trinity | trio | trio | triplet | triplet | troika Related Terms | Find terms related to Triad: See Also | assemblage | chord | digit | figure | gathering | set | trilogy | Trimurti | triumvirate Triad In Webster's Dictionary \Tri"ad\, n. [L. trias, -adis, Gr. ?, ?, fr.?, ?, three:
cf. F. triade. See {Three}, and cf. {Trias}, {Trio}.]
1. A union of three; three objects treated as one; a ternary;
a trinity; as, a triad of deities.
2. (Mus.)
(a) A chord of three notes.
(b) The common chord, consisting of a tone with its third
and fifth, with or without the octave.
3. (Chem.) An element or radical whose valence is three.
{Triads of the Welsh bards}, poetical histories, in which the
facts recorded are grouped by threes, three things or
circumstances of a kind being mentioned together.
{Hindu triad}. See {Trimurti}.
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