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trielemental

trielemental adjective: having three different elements (in various senses).

Adjective

trielemental (not comparable)

  1. Having three different elements (in various senses).
    • The armed forces themselves were to be cartelized in Prussian-type "trielemental" groups—ground forces, air forces and naval forces.1949, Collier's: Incorporating Features of the American Magazine, Crowell-Collier Publishing Company, page 16
    • Seizure of these two places lay well within the capabilities of our available forces, and together they would provide a firm trielemental base for further operations by land, sea, and air forces in the direction of Rabaul, New Britain, the Japanese base dominating the entire area.1996, Merrill B. Twining, No Bended Knee: The Battle for Guadalcanal, Random House, →ISBN, page 37

Origin of trielemental

From tri- (“three”) + elemental.

Questions about trielemental

What does trielemental mean?
Trielemental means having three different elements (in various senses).
What part of speech is trielemental?
Trielemental is an adjective.

Words near trielemental in the dictionary

  1. triedst
  2. trieicosenoin
  3. trieing
  4. triel
  5. trielectronic
  6. trielemental
  7. triels
  8. triene
  9. trienes
  10. triennia
  11. triennial

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