WordUnscrambler Home
tertiary
Definitions
[ˈtəːʃ(ə)ri], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- third in order or level
(e.g: the tertiary stage of the disease)
- relating to or denoting the first period of the Cenozoic era, between the Cretaceous and Quaternary periods, and comprising the Palaeogene and Neogene sub-periods
- (of an organic compound) having its functional group located on a carbon atom which is itself bonded to three other carbon atoms
- denoting or relating to carnivores that eat other carnivores and omnivores
(e.g: the tertiary consumers must hunt for their food)
Phrases:
Origin
:
mid 16th century (in tertiary): from Latin tertiarius ‘of the third part or rank’, from tertius ‘third’
[ˈtəːʃ(ə)ri], (Noun)
Definitions:
- the Tertiary period or the system of rocks deposited during it
- a lay associate of certain Christian monastic organizations
(e.g: a Franciscan tertiary)
Phrases:
Origin
:
mid 16th century (in tertiary): from Latin tertiarius ‘of the third part or rank’, from tertius ‘third’
Click here to see the free dictionary definition for tertiary
definition by Oxford Dictionaries