ternary C2+ Topic:Numbers & Quantity US /ˈtɝnɛri/ UK /ˈtɜːnəri/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj composed of or based on three parts; using the number three Computers usually use binary, but a few designs used ternary logic. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · composed of or based on... threefoldtripletriadictripartite ↔ Opposites binaryunary Word family Related forms ternionterntertiarytrinity Etymology AI details From Latin ternarius ('consisting of three'), from terni ('three each'), from tres ('three'). ternarius Latin tres Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Numbers & Quantity Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # ternary **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈtɝnɛri/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtɜːnəri/ ## Meanings 1. composed of or based on three parts; using the number three ## Examples - Computers usually use binary, but a few designs used ternary logic. ## Synonyms - threefold - triple - triadic - tripartite ## Antonyms - binary - unary ## Related Forms - ternion - tern - tertiary - trinity ## Roots and Affixes - Root: ternarius - Root: tres ## Etymology From Latin ternarius ('consisting of three'), from terni ('three each'), from tres ('three'). ## AI Etymology Ternary is from Latin ternarius ('consisting of three'), from terni ('three each'), from tres ('three'). Important recorded forms include ternarius (Latin) and tres (Latin). The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers composed of or based on three parts; using the number three. The wider family includes related words such as ternion, tern, tertiary, and trinity. ## Topics - Numbers & Quantity - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown