Tertiary : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Tertiary	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tertiary adj coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position Synonym(s): third, 3rd, tertiary n from 63 million to 2 million years ago [syn: Tertiary, Tertiary period]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tertiary \Ter"tiary\, a. [L. tertiarius containing a third part, fr. tertius third: cf. F. tertiaire. See {Tierce}.] 1. Being of the third formation, order, or rank; third; as, a tertiary use of a word. --Trench. 2. (Chem.) Possessing some quality in the third degree; having been subjected to the substitution of three atoms or radicals; as, a tertiary alcohol, amine, or salt. Cf. {Primary}, and {Secondary}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tertiary \Ter"tiary\, n.; pl. {Tertiaries}. 1. (R. C. Ch.) A member of the Third Order in any monastic system; as, the Franciscan tertiaries; the Dominican tertiaries; the Carmelite tertiaries. See {Third Order}, under {Third}. --Addis & Arnold. 2. (Geol.) The Tertiary era, period, or formation. 3. (Zo[94]l.) One of the quill feathers which are borne upon the basal joint of the wing of a bird. See Illust. of {Bird}.