Webster's Dictionary 1913

4807

Trigastric

Tri‐gas″tric (?), a. [Pref. tri- + Gr. � belly.] (Anat.) Having three bellies; — said of a muscle. Dunglison.

4808

Trigeminal

Tri‐gem″i‐nal (?), a. [See Trigeminous.] (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, the fifth pair of cranial nerves, which divide on each side of the head into three main branc...

4809

Trigeminous

Tri‐gem″i‐nous (?), a. [L. trigeminus born three together; tri- (see Tri-) + geminus twin. Cf. Tergeminous.] Born three together; being one of three born at the same birth; also...

4810

Trigenic

Tri‐gen″ic (?), a. [Pref. tri- + gen- + -ic. So named in reference to its composition, it being supposed to contain the radicals of three molecules of cyanic acid.] (Chem.) Of, ...

4811

Triger process

Tri′ger proc″ess (?). [After M. Triger, French engineer.] (Engin. & Mining) A method of sinking through water-bearing ground, in which the shaft is lined with tubbing and provid...

4812

Trigesimo-secundo

Tri‐ges″i‐mo–se‐cun″do (?), a. [L. in trigesimo-secundo in the thirty-second.] Having thirty-two leaves to a sheet; as, a trigesimo-secundo form, book, leaf, size, etc.

4813

Trigesimo-secundo (2)

Tri‐ges″i‐mo–se‐cun″do, n. A book composed of sheets so folded that each one makes thirty-two leaves; hence, indicating, more or less definitely, a size of book; — usually writt...

4814

Trigger

Trig″ger (?), n. [For older tricker, from D. trekker, fr. trekken to draw, pull. See Trick, n.] 1. A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity.2. (Mech.) A piece, as ...

4815

Trigintal

Tri‐gin′tal (?), n. [LL. trigintate, fr. L. triginta thirty. See Trental.] (R. C. Ch.) A trental.

4816

Triglyceride

Tri‐glyc″er‐ide (?), n. [Pref. tri- + glyceride.] (Chem.) A glyceride formed by the replacement of three hydrogen atoms in glycerin by acid radicals.

4817

Triglyph

Tri″glyph (?), n. [L. triglyphus, Gr. �; � (see Tri-) + � to carve: cf. F. triglyphe.] (Arch.) An ornament in the frieze of the Doric order, repeated at equal intervals. Each tr...

4818

Triglyphic

{ Tri‐glyph″ic (?), Tri‐glyph″ic‐al (?), } a. 1. Consisting of, or pertaining to, triglyphs.2. Containing three sets of characters or sculptures.

4819

Trigness

Trig″ness (?), n. [See Trig trim, neat.] The quality or state of being trig; smartness; neatness.Their spars had no man-of-war trigness. Kane.

4820

Trigon

Tri″gon (?), n. [L. trigonum, Gr. �; � (see Tri-) + � a corner, angle: cf. F. trigone.]1. A figure having three angles; a triangle.2. (Astrol.) (a) A division consisting of thre...

4821

Trigon (2)

Tri″gon (?), n.(Zoöl.) The cutting region of the crown of an upper molar, usually the anterior part. That of a lower molar is the Tri″go‐nid (�).

4822

Trigonal

Trig″o‐nal (?), a. Having three angles, or corners; triangular; as, a trigonal stem, one having tree prominent longitudinal angles.

4823

Trigone

‖Tri′gone″ (?), n.(Anat.) A smooth triangular area on the inner surface of the bladder, limited by the apertures of the ureters and urethra.

4824

Trigonia

‖Tri‐go″ni‐a (?), n. [NL. See Trigon. So called in allusion to the triangular shape of some species.] (Zoöl.) A genus of pearly bivalve shells, numerous extinct species of which...

4825

Trigonocerous

Trig′o‐noc″er‐ous (?), a.(Zoöl.) Having horns with three angles, like those of some species of goats.

4826

Trigonodont

Trig″o‐no‐dont′ (?), a. [See Trigon; Odonto.] See Trituberculy.

4827

Trigonometric

{ Trig′o‐no‐met″ric (?), Trig′o‐no‐met″ric‐al (?), }[Cf. F. trigonométrique.] Of or pertaining to trigonometry; performed by the rules of trigonometry.—Trig′o‐no‐met″ric‐al‐ly, ...

4828

Trigonometry

Trig′o‐nom″e‐try (?), n.; pl.-tries (#). [Gr. � a triangle + -metry: cf. F. trigonométrie. See Trigon.] 1. That branch of mathematics which treats of the relations of the sides ...

4829

Trigonous

Trig″o‐nous (?), a. [L. trigonus, Gr. �. See Trigon.] Same as Trigonal.

4830

Trigram

Tri″gram (?), n. [Pref. tri- + -gram.] Same as Trigraph.

4831

Trigrammatic

Tri′gram‐mat″ic (?), a. Containing three letters or characters, or three sets of letters or characters.

4832

Trigrammic

Tri‐gram″mic (?), a. [Gr. �. See Trigrammatic.] Same as Trigrammatic.

4833

Trigraph

Tri″graph (?), n. [Pref. tri- + -graph.] Three letters united in pronunciation so as to have but one sound, or to form but one syllable, as -ieu in adieu; a triphthong.