tertiary
English
/ˈtɜː.ʃi.ə.ɹiː/, /ˈtɝ.ʃi.æ.ɹi/
adj
Definitions
- Of third rank or order; subsequent.
- (chemistry) Possessing some quality in the third degree; especially having been subjected to the substitution of three atoms or radicals.
- (ornithology) Of quills: growing on the innermost joint of a bird's wing; tertial.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin tertiārius (of the third part, part rank).
Origin
Latin
tertiārius
Gloss
of the third part, part rank
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- albuterol English
- butyl English
- levalbuterol English
- nontertiary English
- planet English
- pretertiary English
- salicylic acid English
- salmeterol English
- tertiarily English
- tertiarization English
- tertiary butyl English
- tertiary butylhydroquinone English
- tertiary planet English
- tertiarius Latin
- tertiārius Latin
- tertiär German
- tertiair Dutch, Flemish
- tertiaire French
- tertiariser French
- tercero Spanish, Castilian
- terciari Catalan, Valencian
- terceiro Galician
- terçeiro Old Portuguese