tertian

Speech parts

1. tertian - Noun

2. tertian - Adjective

Meaning

Occurring every third day; as, a tertian fever.

A disease, especially an intermittent fever, which returns every third day, reckoning inclusively, or in which the intermission lasts one day.

A liquid measure formerly used for wine, equal to seventy imperial, or eighty-four wine, gallons, being one third of a tun.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

centennial diurnal third malarial triennial annual daily interval secular monthly repeat yearly tertiary biennial fortnightly
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Antonyms

aperiodic quinquennial nonperiodic

Related terms

tertiary tertial

Anagrams

intreat iterant nitrate Nattier tartine natrite tainter

Examples

a tertian tonal system Source: Internet

tertian fever Source: Internet

All triads are tertian chords (chords defined by sequences of thirds), and a major third would produce in this case a non-tertian chord. Source: Internet

Hippocrates described periodic fevers, labelling them tertian, quartan, subtertian and quotidian. citation The Roman Columella associated the disease with insects from swamps. Source: Internet

Most chords in western music are based on "tertian" harmony, or chords built with the interval of thirds. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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