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tertiary [ˈtɜːʃərɪ] adj 1. third in degree, order, etc. 2. (Social Science / Education) (of education) taking place after secondary school, such as at university, college, etc. 3. (Economics) (of an industry) involving services as opposed to extraction or manufacture, such as transport, finance, etc. Compare primary [8b] secondary [7] 4. (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) RC Church of or relating to a Third Order 5. (Chemistry) Chem a. (of an organic compound) having a functional group attached to a carbon atom that is attached to three other groups b. (of an amine) having three organic groups attached to a nitrogen atom c. (of a salt) derived from a tribasic acid by replacement of all its acidic hydrogen atoms with metal atoms or electropositive groups 6. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Also tertial Ornithol rare of, relating to, or designating any of the small flight feathers attached to the part of the humerus nearest to the body n pl -tiaries 1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Also called tertial Ornithol rare any of the tertiary feathers 2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) RC Church a member of a Third Order [from Latin tertiārius containing one third, from tertius third] Tertiary [ˈtɜːʃərɪ] adj (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) of, denoting, or formed in the first period of the Cenozoic era, which lasted for 63 million years, during which mammals became dominant n (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) the. the Tertiary period or rock system, divided into Palaeocene, Eocene, Oligocene, Miocene, and Pliocene epochs or series
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Translations tertiary [ˈtɜːʃərɪ] ADJ 1. (Econ) [sector] → terciario tertiary [ˈtɜːrʃəri] adj [studies] → supérieur(e); [course, qualification] → de l'enseignement supérieur tertiary college, tertiary education tertiary college n (British) établissement accueillant des élèves de terminale et dispensant une formation professionnelle tertiary education n (British) → enseignement m supérieur tertiary sector n the tertiary sector → le secteur tertiaire tertiary tertiary: tertiary burns pl → Verbrennungen pl → dritten Grades tertiary colour n → Mischfarbe f Tertiary period n (Geol) → Tertiär nt tertiary [ˈtɜːʃərɪ] adj (gen) → terziario/a tertiary education (Brit) → educazione f superiore post-scolastica tertiary sector (Industry) → settore m terziario tertiary [ˈtɜːʃərɪ] adj (gen) → terziario/a tertiary education (Brit) → educazione f superiore post-scolastica tertiary sector (Industry) → settore m terziario adj tertiary [ˈtəːʃəri] of or at a third level, degree, stage etc Tertiary education follows secondary education. tersiêr ثُلاثي третичен terciární tredje- tertiär τριτοβάθμιος terciario kolmanda astme سومین؛ ثالث tertiäärinen tertiaire שְׁלִישִי तीसरी श्रेणी का tercijaran, koji pripada trećem redu harmadfokú; felsőfkú tingkat tiga þriðja stigs terziario 第3次[]の 제3의 trečio laipsnio, trečios pakopos trešās pakāpes- tinggi tertiair i tredje rekke, tertiær- trzeciorzędny, trzeciego stopnia terciário superior; terţiar третьеступенчатый terciárny tretjestopenjski tercijalan som kommer i tredje hand, tertiär ลำดับที่สาม üçüncü derecede/sırada olan 第三的, 第三級的 третинний تيسرے درجے کا thứ ba 第三的, 第三级的 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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