Webster's Dictionary 1913

4861

Trilling

Tril″ling (?), n. [Cf. G. drilling.] 1. One of tree children born at the same birth. Wright.2. (Crystallog.) A compound crystal, consisting of three individuals.

4862

Trillion

Tril″lion (?), n. [F. trillion, formed from the pref. tri- in imitation of million a million. Cf. Billion.] According to the French notation, which is used upon the Continent ge...

4863

Trillium

‖Tril″li‐um (?), n. [NL.; cf. L. trilix triple-woven, triple.] (Bot.) A genus of liliaceous plants; the three-leaved nightshade; — so called because all the parts of the plant a...

4864

Trillo

‖Tril″lo (?), n. [It. See Trill.] (Mus.) A trill or shake. See Trill.

4865

Trilobate

Tri‐lo″bate (?), a. [Pref. tri- + lobate.] Having three lobes.

4866

Trilobation

Tri′lo‐ba″tion (?), n. The state of being trilobate.

4867

Trilobed

Tri″lobed (?), a. [Pref. tri- + lobe.] Same as Trilobate.

4868

Trilobita

‖Tri′lo‐bi″ta (?), n. pl.(Paleon.) An extinct order of arthropods comprising the trilobites.

4869

Trilobite

Tri″lo‐bite (trī″lō̍‐bīt), n. [Cf. F. trilobite. See Trilobate.] (Paleon.) Any one of numerous species of extinct arthropods belonging to the order Trilobita. Trilobites were ve...

4870

Trilobitic

Tri′lo‐bit″ic (?), a. Of, pertaining to or containing, trilobites; as, trilobitic rocks.

4871

Trilocular

Tri‐loc″u‐lar (?), a. [Pref. tri- + locular: cf. F. triloculaire.] Having three cells or cavities; as, a trilocular capsule; a trilocular heart.

4872

Trilogy

Tril″o‐gy (?), n. [Gr. τριλογία; pref. τρι- (see Tri-) + λόγοσ speech, discourse: cf. F. trilogie.] A series of three dramas which, although each of them is in one sense complet...

4873

Triluminar

{ Tri‐lu″mi‐nar (?), Tri‐lu″mi‐nous (?), } a. [Pref. tri- + L. lumen, luminis, light.] Having three lights

4874

Trim

Trim (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Trimmed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Trimming.] [OE. trimen, trumen, AS. trymian, trymman, to prepare, dispose, make strong, fr. trum firm, strong; of uncert...

4875

Trim (2)

Trim (?), v. i. To balance; to fluctuate between parties, so as to appear to favor each.

4876

Trim (3)

Trim, n. 1. Dress; gear; ornaments.Seeing him just pass the window in his woodland trim. Sir W. Scott.2. Order; disposition; condition; as, to be in good trim. “ The trim of an ...

4877

Trim (4)

Trim, a. [Compar.Trimmer (?); superl.Trimmest.] [See Trim, v. t.] Fitly adjusted; being in good order., or made ready for service or use; firm; compact; snug; neat; fair; as, th...

4878

Trimaculated

Tri‐mac″u‐la′ted (?), a. [Pref. tri- + maculated.] Marked with three spots, or maculæ.

4879

Trimellic

Tri‐mel″lic (?), a. [Pref. tri- + L. mel, gen. mellis, honey.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a certain tribasic acid (called also trimellitic acid) metameric with t...

4880

Trimembral

Tri‐mem″bral, a. [L. trimembris triplemembered. See Tri-, and Member.] Having, or consisting of, three members.

4881

Trimera

‖Tri″me‐ra (?), n. pl. [NL. See Tri-, and -mere.] (Zoöl.) A division of Coleoptera including those which have but three joints in the tarsi.

4882

Trimeran

Tri″mer‐an (?), n.(Zoöl.) One of the Trimera. Also used adjectively.

4883

Trimerous

Tri″mer‐ous (?), a. [See Trimera.] (Bot.) Having the parts in threes.

4884

Trimesitic

Tri′me‐sit″ic (?), a. [Pref. tri- + mesitylene + -ic.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a tribasic acid, C6H3.(CO2)3, of the aromatic series, obtained, by the oxidatio...

4885

Trimester

Tri‐mes″ter (?), n. [L. trimestris of three months; tri- (see Tri-) + mensis month: cf. F. trimestre.] A term or period of three months.

4886

Trimestral

Tri‐mes″tral (?), a. Trimestrial. Southey.

4887

Trimestrial

Tri‐mes″tri‐al (?), a. Of or pertaining to a trimester, or period of three months; occurring once in every three months; quarterly.