Noun
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.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAFGSC’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