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• Tern

  noun 1. any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, […]

• Terna

  noun, Roman Catholic Church. 1. a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.

• Ternary

  adjective 1. consisting of or involving three; threefold; triple. 2. third in order or rank. 3. based on the number three. 4. Chemistry. consisting of three different elements or groups. (formerly) consisting of three atoms. 5. Mathematics. having three variables. 6. Metallurgy. (of an alloy) having three principal constituents. noun, plural ternaries. 7. a group […]

• Ternary-form

  noun 1. a musical form in three sections, with the third usually an exact repetition of the first. ternary form noun 1. a musical structure consisting of two contrasting sections followed by a repetition of the first; the form aba Also called song form

• Ternary-operation

  noun 1. an operation in a mathematical system by which three elements are combined to yield a single result.

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