trine : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: trine	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
trine n the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one Synonym(s): three, 3, III, trio, threesome, tierce, leash, troika, triad, trine, trinity, ternary, ternion, triplet, tercet, terzetto, trey, deuce- ace
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Trine \Trine\, a. [See {Trinal}.] Threefold; triple; as, trine dimensions, or length, breadth, and thickness.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Trine \Trine\, n. [F. trine, trin. See {Trinal}.] 1. (Astrol.) The aspect of planets distant from each other 120 degrees, or one third of the zodiac; trigon. In sextile, square, and trine. --Milton. 2. A triad; trinity. [R.] A single trine of brazen tortoises. --Mrs. Browning. Eternal One, Almighty Trine! --Keble.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Trine \Trine\, v. t. To put in the aspect of a trine. [R.] By fortune he [Saturn] was now to Venus trined. --Dryden.