triad

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A union of three; three objects treated as one; a ternary; a trinity; as, a triad of deities.

A chord of three notes.

The common chord, consisting of a tone with its third and fifth, with or without the octave.

An element or radical whose valence is three.

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AFGSC’s forces comprise the aerial and ground “legs” of the United States’s atomic triad, which also includes the U.S. Navy’s submarine-launched Trident ballistic missiles. Source: Internet

Along with histidine 57 and aspartic acid 102, this serine residue constitutes the catalytic triad of the active site. Source: Internet

Adoption may threaten triad members' sense of identity. Source: Internet

At a point in the seminar, the facilitator pauses the discussion and instructs the triad to talk to each other. Source: Internet

Armed with nuclear-capable Bulava missiles, the Borei line was meant to guarantee the submarine component of Russia’s nuclear triad for decades to come. Source: Internet

Clinicians frequently think of the symptoms of botulism in terms of a classic triad: bulbar palsy and descending paralysis, lack of fever, and clear senses and mental status ("clear sensorium"). citation Infant botulism Infant with botulism. Source: Internet

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