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triadic en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English triad Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English triadic From triad + -ic.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of or relating to a triad.
  2. (not-comparable) Of or relating to a triad. ▸ Having an arity of three; taking three arguments or operands.
  3. (not-comparable, obsolete) Trivalent.
  4. (not-comparable) 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:

Deriveds

triadic patent · nontriadic · triadically

Relateds

monadic · polyadic · variadic · dyadic

Synonyms

ternary (relating to a triad) · treble

Translations (1)

es triádico (Translations)