triad

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on a CRT display, A group of three neighbouring phosphor dots, coloured green, red, and blue
A grouping of three
A collective term that describes many branches of the underground society based in Hong Kong
A chord consisting of a root tone, the tone two degrees higher, and the tone four degrees higher in a given scale
a group of three persons of things
{n} the number three, three united, Trinity
The Triads were Chinese secret societies in old China that were often associated with organized crime
Three students working together
The National Grid takes readings of maximum demands three times a year The average of the three readings is used by the National Grid to calculate the transmission charges
When pertaining to the liver, a triad is a combination of three structures that can be observed in a cross-sectional microscopic view They include branches of the hepatic portal vein, hepatic artery, and bile duct When pertaining to skeletal muscle, a triad refers to a T tubule and two cisternae of the sarcoplasmic reticulum
Three closely associated synapses In the dLGN the triads are located in a glomerulus and consists of a synapse from a retinal axon (retinal ganglion cell) to a relay-cell dendrite, a synapse from the same retinal axon to a interneuron dendrite, and a synapse from the interneuron dendrite to relay-cell dendrite A drawing of a triad can be found here
Three elements (such as F, Cl, and Br) with similar chemical properties
Three colors taken at approximately equal distances apart on the color wheel
A chord of three notes; in the just tuning, a major triad has frequency ratio 4: 5: 6, while a minor triad has ratios 10: 12: 15
A group of three insulated conductors twisted together without (or with) a sheath overall Usually color coded for identification; also called a triplex
Three phosphor-filled dots (one red, one green, one blue) arranged in a triangular fashion within a monitor Each of the three electron guns is dedicated to one of these colors As the guns scan the screen, each active triad produces a single color, which is determined by the combination of excited color dots and by how active each dot is See also RGB
a set of three similar things considered as a unit
Three mages (wordsmith, illuminator, and binder) who form a threesome to do a casting; also, three mages who are cast triad by reckoners, to make their threesome permanent
{i} threesome, group of three
A union of three; three objects treated as one; a ternary; a trinity; as, a triad of deities
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
A triad is a group of three similar things. For the faculty, there exists the triad of responsibilities: teaching, research, and service. Term used variously for secret societies in Qing-dynasty China (and sometimes earlier), for modern Chinese crime gangs, and for crime gangs of other Asian nationals operating in their own countries or abroad. A secret society with the name Triad started operating in the early 19th century in southern China, where it took root and spread. In the 1850s Triad rebellions threatened Shanghai and Xiamen (Amoy) and contributed to the revolution of 1911. Chinese secret societies have in common the swearing of an oath to join, strict rules, a family relationship among members, the duty of mutual help, a hierarchy of functions, and hereditary membership within families
Group of three digits in the integer portion of a number Triads are separated by the thousands separator For example, using the comma as the thousands separator, there are two triads in the number "123,456 789"
A chord consisting of a root, and two other members, usually a third and a fifth
A chord with the tonic, mediant, and dominant (or, as they are otherwise known, the root, the third, and the fifth)
Three colours equally spaced on the colour wheel For example, red, yellow and blue form a triad, as do orange, green and violet, and so on
A collaboration between the three streams of service, State Commissions, National Service State Offices, and the state Learn and Serve agency (in Michigan, the Michigan Department of Education) Also used to refer to a Senior Corps program that works with county and local law enforcement
A chord made up of three notes The major triad is built on the first, third, and fifth notes of a scale
a chord made up of three notes, each separated from the next by the interval of a major or minor third, in accordance with the pattern of intervals in the relevant key
A chord played containing only three notes
The common chord, consisting of a tone with its third and fifth, with or without the octave
n Chord containing three notes of different pitch and pitch name, in the same way that a dyad contains two and a tetrad four notes of different pitch and name Triads can be tertial (e g c-e-d), quartal (e g c-f-g or g-c-f) or chromatic (e g b-c-f) Tetrads can also be tertial (e g g-b-d-f), quartal (e g g-c-d-f) or chromatic (e g b-c-e-f) Harmony based on overlapping thirds rather than fourths is therefore not triadic but tertial See Tagg's Harmony Handout
Three note chord
A chord of three tones arranged in thirds, e g the C-major triad c-e-g, root-third-fifth
An element or radical whose valence is three
a 3-note major or minor chord; a note and its third and fifth tones
Any three colors located equidistant from one another on the color wheel
A group of three, as applied to spikelets of Chrysopogon or Hordeum Consists of a sessile spikelet and two pedicellate spikelets In Chrysopogon this represents a reduced racemose branch
three people considered as a unit
A chord of three notes
The strategic force structure, whereby nuclear weapons are deployed on intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), submarines (SLBMs), and aircraft, such as heavy bombers
A chord in music consisting of a root tone, the tone two degrees higher, and the tone four degrees higher in a given scale
A chord consisting of a root, and two other members, usually a third and a fifth, e g the C-major triad c-e-g, root-third-fifth
The spelling Triad is also used for meaning 1
triadic
describing interpreting that involves three parties, i.e., the two clients and the interpreter

The notion that one is doing a worthwhile job and the interpretation of just what kinds of intervention are possible are key in the issues of triadic interpreting.

triadic
of or relating to a triad
triadic
A design for three-part product or concept comparison See also monadic and diadic
triadic
{s} of a group of three, triple
triadic
Having the characteristics of a triad; as, boron is triadic
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trivalent
triadic
Three hues which are equally distant on the color wheel
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Expression of harmony, synthesis & wholeness; Three is the number of Heaven - Two is the number of Earth & One is the number which pre-existed their polarization; Appearance, Development & Transformation; Birth, Growth, Death; Creator, Preserver & Destroyer; Mother , Father & Child Buddha, Dharma & Sangha (Buddhist 'Triple Jewel') Brahma, Vishnu & Shiva (Hindu 'Trimurti') Father, Son & Holy Ghost (Christian 'Trinity') Sulphur, Mercury & Salt (Three elements in Alchemy) AUM (Three states of manifestation) Zeus (Lord of Heaven & Earth), Poseidon (Sea Lord) & Hades (Lord of the Underworld)
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A focus group conducted with three people
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Three subjects more or less connected formed into one continuous poem or subject: thus the Creation, Redemption, and Resurrection would form a triad The conquest of England by the Romans, Saxons, and Normans would form a triad Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, and Napoleon Bonaparte would form a triad So would Law, Physic, and Divinity The Welsh triads are collections of historic facts, mythological traditions, moral maxims, or rules of poetry disposed in groups of three
triads
plural of triad
triad

    Hyphenation

    Tri·ad

    Turkish pronunciation

    trayäd

    Synonyms

    trinity, trio, trine

    Pronunciation

    /ˈtrīˌad/ /ˈtraɪˌæd/

    Etymology

    () From Latin triad-, stem of trias (“three, triad”), from Ancient Greek τριάς (trias); applied by British authorities to underground society in Hong Kong based on geometry of Chinese character.
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