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Meaning of tertiary

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tertiary

Pronunciation:/ˈtɜː.ʃi.ə.ɹiː//ˈtɝ.ʃi.æ.ɹi/

noun

Definitions

  1. Any item considered to be of third order.

  2. A tertiary colour.

  3. Something from the Tertiary Period (the former term for the geologic period from 65 million to 2.58 million years ago).

  4. A tertiary feather; a tertial.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Of third rank or order; subsequent.

  2. Possessing some quality in the third degree; especially having been subjected to the substitution of three atoms or radicals.

    Example: a tertiary alcohol, amine, or salt

  3. Of quills: growing on the innermost joint of a bird's wing; tertial.