Roget's Thesaurus. Peter Mark Roget

triennium[obs3], trigon[obs3], trinomial, trionym[obs3], triplopia[obs3],

       tripod, trireme, triseme[obs3], triskele[obs3], triskelion, trisula[obs3].

       third power, cube; cube root.

       Adj. three; triform[obs3], trinal[obs3], trinomial; tertiary;

       ternary; triune; triarch, triadie[obs3]; triple &c. 93.

       Pref. tri-, tris-.

       Phr. tria juncta in uno[Lat].

      #93. Triplication. — N. triplication, triplicity[obs3];

       trebleness[obs3], trine.

       V. treble, triple; triplicate, cube.

       Adj. treble, triple; tern, ternary; triplicate, threefold,

       trilogistic[obs3]; third; trinal[obs3], trine.

       Adv. three times, three fold; thrice, in the third place, thirdly;

       trebly &c. adj.

      #94. [Division into three parts.] Trisection. — N. trisection, tripartition[obs3], trichotomy; third, third part. V. trisect, divide into three parts. Adj. trifid; trisected &c. v.; tripartite, trichotomous[obs3], trisulcate[obs3]. Triadelphous[obs3], triangular, tricuspid, tricapsular[obs3], tridental[obs3], tridentate, tridentiferous[obs3], trifoliate, trifurcate, trigonal[obs3], trigrammic[obs3], trigrammatic[obs3], tripetalous[obs3], tripodal, tripodic[obs3], triquetral[obs3], triquetrous[obs3].

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       #95. Four. — N. quaternity[obs3], four, tetrad, quartet, quaternion,

       square, quarter.

       [planar form with four sides] tetract[obs3], tetragon, quadrangle,

       rectangle.

       [three dimensional object with four surfaces] tetrahedron.

       quadrature, quadrifoil, quadriform, quadruplet; quatrefoil.

       [object or animal with four legs] tetrapod.

       [geographical area with four sides] quadrangle, quad[coll.].

       [electromagnetic object] quadrupole.

       [four fundamental studies] quadrivium.

       V. reduce to a square, square.

       Adj. four; quaternary, quaternal[obs3]; quadratic; quartile;

       tetract[obs3], tetractic[obs3], tetractinal[obs3]; tetrad, tetragonal;

       square, quadrate.

      #96. Quadruplication. — N. quadruplication.

       V. multiply by four, quadruplicate, biquadrate[obs3].

       Adj. fourfold, four times; quadrable[obs3], quadrumanous[obs3],

       quadruple, quadruplicate, quadrible[obs3]; fourth.

       quadrifoliate[obs3], quadrifoliolate[obs3], quadrigeminal[obs3],

       quadrigeminate[obs3], quadriplanar[obs3], quadriserial[obs3].

       Adv. four times; in the fourth place, fourthly.

      #97. [Division into four parts.] Quadrisection. — N. quadrisection,

       quadripartition[obs3]; quartering &c. v; fourth; quart; quarter,

       quartern[obs3]; farthing (i.e. fourthing)[obs3]; quadrant.

       V. quarter, divide into four parts.

       Adj. quartered &c. v.; quadrifid[obs3], quadripartite.

       rectangular.

      #98. Five, &c. — N. five, cinque[Fr], quint, quincux[obs3]; six, half-a-dozen, half dozen; seven; eight; nine, three times three; dicker; ten, decade; eleven; twelve, dozen; thirteen; long dozen, baker's dozen; quintuplet; twenty, score; twenty-four, four and twenty, two dozen; twenty- five, five and twenty, quarter of a hundred; forty, two score; fifty, half a hundred; sixty, three score; seventy, three score and ten; eighty, four score; ninety, fourscore and ten; sestiad[obs3]. hundred, centenary, hecatomb, century; hundredweight, cwt.; one hundred and forty-four, gross. thousand, chiliad; millennium, thousand years, grand[coll.]; myriad; ten thousand, ban[Japanese], man[Japanese]; ten thousand years, banzai[Japanese]; lac, one hundred thousand, plum; million; thousand million, milliard, billion, trillion &c. V. centuriate[obs3]; quintuplicate. Adj. five, quinary[obs3], quintuple; fifth; senary[obs3], sextuple; sixth; seventh; septuple; octuple; eighth; ninefold, ninth; tenfold, decimal, denary[obs3], decuple[obs3], tenth; eleventh; duodenary[obs3], duodenal; twelfth; in one's 'teens, thirteenth. vicesimal[obs3], vigesimal; twentieth; twenty-fourth &c. n.; vicenary[obs3], vicennial[obs3]. centuple[obs3], centuplicate[obs3], centennial, centenary, centurial[obs3]; secular, hundredth; thousandth, &c.

      #99. Quinquesection, &c. — N. division by five &c. 98; quinquesection &c.; decimation; fifth &c. V. decimate; quinquesect. Adj. quinquefid, quinquelateral, quinquepartite; quinqevalent, pentavalent; quinquarticular[obs3]; octifid[obs3]; decimal, tenth, tithe; duodecimal, twelfth; sexagesimal[obs3], sexagenary[obs3]; hundredth, centesimal; millesimal &c. [obs3]

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      #100. {opp. 87} [More than one.] Plurality. — N. plurality; a number,

       a certain number; one or two, two or three &c.; a few, several; multitude

       &c. 102; majority.

       [large number] multitude &c. 102.

       Adj. plural, more than one, upwards of; some, several, a few; certain;

       not alone &c. 87.

       Adv. et cetera, &c., etc.

       among other things, inter alia[Lat].

       Phr. non deficit alter [Lat].

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      #100a. [Less than one.] Fraction—N. fraction, fractional part; part

       &c. 51.

       Adj. fractional, fragmentary, inconsiderable, negligible,

       infinitesimal.

      #101. Zero. — N. zero, nothing; null, nul, naught, nought, void; cipher, goose egg; none, nobody, no one; nichts[Ger.], nixie*, nix*; zilch, zip, zippo [all slang]; not a soul; ame qui vive[Fr]; absence &c. 187; unsubstantiality &c. 4[obs3]. Adj. not one, not a one, not any, nary a one [dial.]; not a, never a; not a whit of, not an iota of, not a drop of, not a speck of, not a jot; not a trace of, not a hint of, not a smidgen of, not a suspicion of, not a shadow of, neither hide nor hair of.

      #102. Multitude. — N. multitude; numerous &c. adj.; numerosity, numerality; multiplicity; profusion &c. (plenty) 639; legion, host; great number, large number, round number, enormous number; a quantity, numbers, array, sight, army, sea, galaxy; scores, peck, bushel, shoal, swarm, draught, bevy, cloud, flock, herd, drove, flight, covey, hive, brood, litter, farrow, fry, nest; crowd &c. (assemblage) 72; lots; all in the world and his wife. [Increase of number] greater number, majority; multiplication, multiple. V. be numerous &c. adj.; swarm with, teem with, creep with; crowd, swarm, come thick upon; outnumber, multiply; people; swarm like locusts, swarm like bees. Adj. many, several, sundry, divers, various, not a few; Briarean; a hundred, a thousand, a myriad, a million, a quadrillion, a nonillion, a thousand and one; some ten or a dozen, some forty or fifty &c.; half a dozen, half a hundred &c.; very many, full many, ever so many; numerous; numerose[obs3]; profuse, in profusion; manifold, multiplied, multitudinous, multiple, multinominal, teeming, populous, peopled, crowded, thick, studded; galore. thick coming, many more, more than one can tell, a world of; no end of, no end to; cum multis aliis[Lat]; thick as hops, thick as hail; plenty as blackberries; numerous as the stars in the firmament, numerous as the sands on the seashore, numerous as the hairs on the head; and what not, and heaven knows what; endless &c. (infinite) 105. Phr. their name is "legion"; acervatim[Lat]; en foule[Fr]; "many- headed multitude" [Sidney]; "numerous as glittering gems of morning dew" [Young]; vel prece vel pretio[Lat][obs3].

      #103. Fewness. — N. fewness