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tertiary

/tur-shee-er-ee, tur-shuh-ree/US // ˈtɜr ʃiˌɛr i, ˈtɜr ʃə ri //UK // (ˈtɜːʃərɪ) //

三级,第三级,第三层,第三阶段

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of the third order, rank, stage, formation, etc.; third.
    • : Chemistry. noting or containing a carbon atom united to three other carbon atoms.formed by replacement of three atoms or groups.
    • : Geology. noting or pertaining to the period forming the earlier part of the Cenozoic Era, occurring from 65 million to 2 million years ago, characterized by the development and proliferation of mammals.
    • : Ornithology. tertial.
    • : Ecclesiastical. noting or pertaining to a branch, or third order, of certain religious orders that consists of lay members living in community or living in the world .
n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural ter·ti·ar·ies.

    • : Geology. the Tertiary Period or System.
    • : Ornithology. a tertial feather.
    • : Ecclesiastical. a member of a tertiary branch of a religious order.
    • : tertiary color.

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Examples

  • They also fold into semi-rigid structures before turning into more complicated tertiary models.

  • The study confirmed one death and at least 649 cases connected to the rally, including secondary and tertiary spread.

  • Antetokounmpo’s scoring was spectacular, but his tertiary skills alone place him alongside the greats.

  • The various three-dimensional, tertiary structures proteins reliably form are largely responsible for adaptive functions, like giving off color when exposed to certain wavelengths of light.

  • But forget about the tertiary side characters, the main players are also saddled with catastrophically absurd stories as well.

  • My only consolation is the knowledge that the speaker is entirely secondary (or tertiary) to the proceedings.

  • The tertiary stage commonly begins from three to four years after the primary infection.

  • The lesions of the tertiary stage may cause great destruction of tissues and very grave consequences.

  • The bones of the face are frequently attacked in the tertiary stage and they rot away.

  • Many physicians hold that in the tertiary stage the disease is not transmissible, but that statement is not true.

  • Tertiary Colours are three only, citrine, russet, and olive.