Overview of noun ternary

The noun ternary has 1 sense

• three, 3, III, trio, threesome, tierce, leash, troika, triad, trine, trinity, ternary, ternion, triplet, tercet, terzetto, trey, deuce-ace -- (the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one)

Overview of adj ternary

The adj ternary has 1 sense

• ternary, treble, triple, triplex -- (having three units or components or elements; "a ternary operation"; "a treble row of red beads"; "overcrowding made triple sessions necessary"; "triple time has three beats per measure"; "triplex windows")