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triadic

triadic adjective: of or relating to a triad.

Adjective

triadic (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to a triad.
    1. Having an arity of three; taking three arguments or operands.
  2. (obsolete) Trivalent.
  3. Being or relating to interpreting that involves three parties, i.e. the two clients and the interpreter.
    • The notion that one is doing a worthwhile job and the interpretation of just what kinds of intervention are possible are key in the issues of triadic interpreting...2008, Candace Séguinot, edited by John Kearns, Translator and Interpreter Training: Issues, Methods and Debates, Continuum International Publishing Group, page 13

Synonyms of triadic

Origin of triadic

From triad + -ic.

Words formed from triadic

Phrases with triadic

Words that rhyme with triadic

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Questions about triadic

What does triadic mean?
Triadic means of or relating to a triad.
What part of speech is triadic?
Triadic is an adjective.

Words near triadic in the dictionary

  1. triadduct
  2. triadducts
  3. triaded
  4. triadelphous
  5. triadelphy
  6. triadic
  7. triadic patent
  8. triadic patents
  9. triadically
  10. triadimefon
  11. triadimenol

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