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Definitions for Triad

[1] a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
[2] Chemistry . an element, atom, or group having a valence of three. Compare monad(def 2) , dyad(def 3) . a group of three closely related compounds or elements, as isomers or halides.
[3] Music . a chord of three tones, especially one consisting of a given tone with its major or minor third and its perfect, augmented, or diminished fifth.
[4] (initial capital letter ) Military . the three categories of strategic-nuclear-weapons delivery systems: bombers, land-based missiles, and missile-firing submarines.
[5] a group of three; trio
[6] chem an atom, element, group, or ion that has a valency of three
[7] music a three-note chord consisting of a note and the third and fifth above it
[8] an aphoristic literary form used in medieval Welsh and Irish literature
[9] the US strategic nuclear force, consisting of intercontinental ballistic missiles, submarine-launched ballistic missiles, and bombers
[10] any of several Chinese secret societies, esp one involved in criminal activities, such as drug trafficking

Words related to Triad

triumvirate, troika, three, trine, triple, threesome, trinity, triplet, triangle, triplicate, trilogy, triptych, trey, ternion, triune, triunity

Words nearby Triad

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Origin of Triad

1540–50; < Latin triad- (stem of trias ) < Greek triás See tri-, -ad1

Other words from Triad

tri·ad·ic , adjective
tri·ad·ism , noun

Word origin for Triad

C16: from Late Latin trias , from Greek; related to Greek treis three

Synonyms for Triad

triumvirate, ternion, three, threesome, trey, triangle, trilogy, trine, trinity, triple, triplet, triplicate, triptych, troika, set of three, triune, triunity