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Definitions for Tertiary

[1] of the third order, rank, stage, formation, etc.; third.
[2] Chemistry . noting or containing a carbon atom united to three other carbon atoms. formed by replacement of three atoms or groups.
[3] (initial capital letter ) Geology . noting or pertaining to the period forming the earlier part of the Cenozoic Era, occurring from 65 million to 2 million years ago, characterized by the development and proliferation of mammals.
[4] Ornithology . tertial.
[5] Ecclesiastical . noting or pertaining to a branch, or third order, of certain religious orders that consists of lay members living in community (regular tertiaries) or living in the world (secular tertiaries) .
[6] (initial capital letter ) Geology . the Tertiary Period or System.
[7] Ornithology . a tertial feather.
[8] (often initial capital letter ) Ecclesiastical . a member of a tertiary branch of a religious order.
[9] tertiary color.
[10] third in degree, order, etc
[11] (of education) taking place after secondary school, such as at university, college, etc
[12] (of an industry) involving services as opposed to extraction or manufacture, such as transport, finance, etc Compare primary (def. 8b), secondary (def. 7)
[13] RC Church of or relating to a Third Order
[14] chem (of an organic compound) having a functional group attached to a carbon atom that is attached to three other groups (of an amine) having three organic groups attached to a nitrogen atom (of a salt) derived from a tribasic acid by replacement of all its acidic hydrogen atoms with metal atoms or electropositive groups
[15] Also called: tertial ornithol rare of, relating to, or designating any of the small flight feathers attached to the part of the humerus nearest to the body
[16] Also called: tertial ornithol rare any of the tertiary feathers
[17] RC Church a member of a Third Order
[18] of, denoting, or formed in the first period of the Cenozoic era, which lasted for 63 million years, during which mammals became dominant
[19] the Tertiary the Tertiary period or rock system, divided into Palaeocene, Eocene, Oligocene, Miocene, and Pliocene epochs or series

Words related to Tertiary

triennial, tertian

Words nearby Tertiary

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Origin of Tertiary

1540–50; < Latin tertiārius of third part or rank, equivalent to terti(us ) third + -ārius -ary

Other words from Tertiary

post-Ter·ti·ar·y , adjective
pre-Ter·ti·ar·y , adjective

Word origin for Tertiary

C16: from Latin tertiārius containing one third, from tertius third

Synonyms for Tertiary

triennial, tertian