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tertial

[ tur-shuhl ]

adjective

  1. pertaining to any of a set of flight feathers situated on the basal segment of a bird's wing.

noun

  1. a tertial feather.

tertial

/ ˈtɜːʃəl /

adjective

  1. See tertiary
    another word for tertiary tertiary

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Word History and Origins

Origin of tertial1

1830–40; < Latin terti ( us ) third + -al 1

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Word History and Origins

Origin of tertial1

C19: from Latin tertius third, from ter thrice, from trēs three

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Example Sentences

Tertial, ter′shal, adj. of the third rank among the flight-feathers of a bird's wing.

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