- ter|nate
- ter|nate «TUR niht, -nayt», adjective.1. consisting of three.2. arranged in threes.3. Botany. a) having or consisting of three leaflets. b) having leaves in whorls of three.–ter´nate|ly, adverb.
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ter´nate|ly — ter|nate «TUR niht, nayt», adjective. 1. consisting of three. 2. arranged in threes. 3. Botany. a) having or consisting of three leaflets. b) having leaves in whorls of three. –ter´nate|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
al´ter|nate|ness — al|ter|nate «verb. L tuhr nayt, AL ; adjective, noun. L tuhr niht, AL », verb, nat|ed, nat|ing, adjective, noun. –v.i. 1. to occur by turns, first one and then the other; happen or be arranged by turns. Squares and circles alternate in this row:… … Useful english dictionary
al|ter|nate — «verb. L tuhr nayt, AL ; adjective, noun. L tuhr niht, AL », verb, nat|ed, nat|ing, adjective, noun. –v.i. 1. to occur by turns, first one and then the other; happen or be arranged by turns. Squares and circles alternate in this row: □ ○ □ ○ □ ○… … Useful english dictionary
sub|al´ter|nate|ly — sub|al|ter|nate «suhb L tuhr niht», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. having lower rank; subordinate. 2. Botany. alternate, but with a tendency to become opposite. –n. Logic. a subaltern proposition. –sub|al´ter|nate|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
sub|al|ter|nate — «suhb L tuhr niht», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. having lower rank; subordinate. 2. Botany. alternate, but with a tendency to become opposite. –n. Logic. a subaltern proposition. –sub|al´ter|nate|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
al|ter|nate|ly — «L tuhr niht lee, AL », adverb. 1. by turns; first one and then the other: »There is a sort of delight which is alternately mixed with terror and sorrow, in the contemplation of death (Richard Steele). 2. on each side in turn … Useful english dictionary
qua|ter|nate — «kwuh TUR niht», adjective. 1. consisting of four; arranged in fours. 2. Botany. consisting of four leaflets … Useful english dictionary
ter — ter; ter·a·con·ic; ter·a·cryl·ic; ter·a·glin; ter·aph; ter·as; ter·a·tism; ter·a·to·genesis; ter·a·to·gen·ic; ter·a·to·log·i·cal; ter·a·tol·o·gist; ter·a·tol·o·gy; ter·a·to·ma; ter·a·to·sis; ter·bi·um; ter·centennial; ter·centesimal; ter·ce·ron;… … English syllables
nate — ace·to·pro·pi·o·nate; ad·nate; ag·mi·nate; al·bu·mi·nate; al·gi·nate; al·loph·a·nate; an·ten·nate; an·ti·mo·nate; ap·pla·nate; ar·se·nate; as·so·nate; bom·bi·nate; cach·in·nate; cal·ci·nate; car·nate; cir·ci·nate; com·mi·nate; com·pag·i·nate;… … English syllables
ter|gem|i|nate — «tur JEHM uh niht, nayt», adjective. (of a compound leaf) having at the base a pair of leaflets and then forking, with a pair on each branch. ╂[< Latin tergeminus, variant of trigeminus, triple] … Useful english dictionary
