Ternary (n.) A ternion; the number three; three things taken together; a triad.
Ternate (a.) Having the parts arranged by threes; as, ternate branches, leaves, or flowers.
Terneplate (a.) Thin iron sheets coated with an alloy of lead and tin; -- so called because made up of three metals.
Ternion (a.) The number three; three things together; a ternary.
Terpene (n.) Any one of a series of isomeric hydrocarbons of pleasant aromatic odor, occurring especially in coniferous plants and represented by oil of turpentine, but including also certain hydrocarbons found in some essential oils.
Terpentic (a.) Terpenylic.
Terpenylic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid, C8H12O4 (called also terpentic acid), homologous with terebic acid, and obtained as a white crystalline substance by the oxidation of oil of turpentine with chromic acid.
Terpilene (n.) A polymeric form of terpene, resembling terbene.
Terpin (n.) A white crystalline substance regarded as a hydrate of oil of turpentine.
Terpinol (n.) Any oil substance having a hyacinthine odor, obtained by the action of acids on terpin, and regarded as a related hydrate.
Terpsichore (n.) The Muse who presided over the choral song and the dance, especially the latter.
Terpsichorean (a.) Of or pertaining to Terpsichore; of or pertaining to dancing.
Terra (n.) The earth; earth.
Terrace (v.) A raised level space, shelf, or platform of earth, supported on one or more sides by a wall, a bank of tuft, or the like, whether designed for use or pleasure.
Terrace (v.) A balcony, especially a large and uncovered one.
Terrace (v.) A flat roof to a house; as, the buildings of the Oriental nations are covered with terraces.
Terrace (v.) A street, or a row of houses, on a bank or the side of a hill; hence, any street, or row of houses.
Terrace (v.) A level plain, usually with a steep front, bordering a river, a lake, or sometimes the sea.
Terraced (imp. & p. p.) of Terrace
Terracing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Terrace
Terrace (v. t.) To form into a terrace or terraces; to furnish with a terrace or terraces, as, to terrace a garden, or a building.
Terraculture (n.) Cultivation on the earth; agriculture.
Terrane (n.) A group of rocks having a common age or origin; -- nearly equivalent to formation, but used somewhat less comprehensively.
Terrapin (n.) Any one of numerous species of tortoises living in fresh and brackish waters. Many of them are valued for food.
Terraqueous (a.) Consisting of land and water; as, the earth is a terraqueous globe.
Terrar (n.) See 2d Terrier, 2.
Terras (n.) See /rass.
Terreen (n.) See Turren.
Terreity (n.) Quality of being earthy; earthiness.
Terrel (n.) A spherical magnet so placed that its poles, equator, etc., correspond to those of the earth.
Terremote (n.) An earthquake.
Terrene (n.) A tureen.
Terrene (a.) Of or pertaining to the earth; earthy; as, terrene substance.
Terrene (a.) Earthy; terrestrial.
Terrene (n.) The earth's surface; the earth.
Terrene (n.) The surface of the ground.
Terrenity (n.) Earthiness; worldliness.
Terreous (a.) Consisting of earth; earthy; as, terreous substances; terreous particles.
Terreplein (n.) The top, platform, or horizontal surface, of a rampart, on which the cannon are placed. See Illust. of Casemate.
Terrestre (a.) Terrestrial; earthly.
Terrestrial (a.) Of or pertaining to the earth; existing on the earth; earthly; as, terrestrial animals.
Terrestrial (a.) Representing, or consisting of, the earth; as, a terrestrial globe.
Terrestrial (a.) Of or pertaining to the world, or to the present state; sublunary; mundane.
Terrestrial (a.) Consisting of land, in distinction from water; belonging to, or inhabiting, the land or ground, in distinction from trees, water, or the like; as, terrestrial serpents.
Terrestrial (a.) Adapted for the observation of objects on land and on the earth; as, a terrestrial telescope, in distinction from an astronomical telescope.
Terrestrial (n.) An inhabitant of the earth.
Terrestrify (v. t.) To convert or reduce into a condition like that of the earth; to make earthy.
Terrestrious (a.) Terrestrial.
Terret (n.) One of the rings on the top of the saddle of a harness, through which the reins pass.
Terre-tenant (n.) One who has the actual possession of land; the occupant.
Terre-verte (n.) An olive-green earth used as a pigment. See Glauconite.
Terrible (a.) Adapted or likely to excite terror, awe, or dread; dreadful; formidable.
Terrible (a.) Excessive; extreme; severe.
Terricolae (n. pl.) A division of annelids including the common earthworms and allied species.
Terrienniak (n.) The arctic fox.
Terrier (n.) An auger or borer.
Terrier (n.) One of a breed of small dogs, which includes several distinct subbreeds, some of which, such as the Skye terrier and Yorkshire terrier, have long hair and drooping ears, while others, at the English and the black-and-tan terriers, have short, close, smooth hair and upright ears.
Terrier (n.) Formerly, a collection of acknowledgments of the vassals or tenants of a lordship, containing the rents and services they owed to the lord, and the like.
Terrier (n.) In modern usage, a book or roll in which the lands of private persons or corporations are described by their site, boundaries, number of acres, or the like.
Terrific (a.) Causing terror; adapted to excite great fear or dread; terrible; as, a terrific form; a terrific sight.
Terrifical (a.) Terrific.
Terrifically (adv.) In a terrific manner.
Terrified (imp. & p. p.) of Terrify
Terrifying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Terrify
Terrify (v. t.) To make terrible.
Terrify (v. t.) To alarm or shock with fear; to frighten.
Terrigenous (a.) Earthborn; produced by the earth.
Territorial (a.) Of or pertaining to territory or land; as, territorial limits; territorial jurisdiction.
Territorial (a.) Limited to a certain district; as, right may be personal or territorial.
Territorial (a.) Of or pertaining to all or any of the Territories of the United States, or to any district similarly organized elsewhere; as, Territorial governments.
Territorialized (imp. & p. p.) of Territorialize
Territorializing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Territorialize
Territorialize (v. t.) To enlarge by extension of territory.
Territorialize (v. t.) To reduce to the condition of a territory.
Territorially (adv.) In regard to territory; by means of territory.
Territoried (a.) Possessed of territory.
Territories (pl. ) of Territory
Territory (n.) A large extent or tract of land; a region; a country; a district.
Territory (n.) The extent of land belonging to, or under the dominion of, a prince, state, or other form of government; often, a tract of land lying at a distance from the parent country or from the seat of government; as, the territory of a State; the territories of the East India Company.
Territory (n.) In the United States, a portion of the country not included within the limits of any State, and not yet admitted as a State into the Union, but organized with a separate legislature, under a Territorial governor and other officers appointed by the President and Senate of the United States. In Canada, a similarly organized portion of the country not yet formed into a Province.
Terror (n.) Extreme fear; fear that agitates body and mind; violent dread; fright.
Terror (n.) That which excites dread; a cause of extreme fear.
Terrorism (n.) The act of terrorizing, or state of being terrorized; a mode of government by terror or intimidation.
Terrorism (n.) The practise of coercing governments to accede to political demands by committing violence on civilian targets; any similar use of violence to achieve goals.
Terrorist (n.) One who governs by terrorism or intimidation; specifically, an agent or partisan of the revolutionary tribunal during the Reign of Terror in France.
Terrorize (v. t.) To impress with terror; to coerce by intimidation.
Terrorless (a.) Free from terror.
Terry (n.) A kind of heavy colored fabric, either all silk, or silk and worsted, or silk and cotton, often called terry velvet, used for upholstery and trimmings.
Tersanctus (n.) An ancient ascription of praise (containing the word "Holy" -- in its Latin form, "Sanctus" -- thrice repeated), used in the Mass of the Roman Catholic Church and before the prayer of consecration in the communion service of the Church of England and the Protestant Episcopal Church. Cf. Trisagion.
Terse (superl.) Appearing as if rubbed or wiped off; rubbed; smooth; polished.
Terse (superl.) Refined; accomplished; -- said of persons.
Terse (superl.) Elegantly concise; free of superfluous words; polished to smoothness; as, terse language; a terse style.
Tersulphide (n.) A trisulphide.
Tersulphuret (n.) A trisulphide.
Ter-tenant (n.) See Terre-tenant.
Tertial (a. & n.) Same as Tertiary.
Tertian (a.) Occurring every third day; as, a tertian fever.
Tertian (n.) A disease, especially an intermittent fever, which returns every third day, reckoning inclusively, or in which the intermission lasts one day.
Tertian (n.) A liquid measure formerly used for wine, equal to seventy imperial, or eighty-four wine, gallons, being one third of a tun.
Tertiary (a.) Being of the third formation, order, or rank; third; as, a tertiary use of a word.