tertial

[ tur-shuhl ]

/ ˈtɜr ʃəl /

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adjective

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

noun

a tertial feather.

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Origin of tertial

1830–40; <Latin terti(us) third + -al¹

Words nearby tertial

terror-stricken, terry, Tersanctus, terse, tersely, tertial, tertian, tertianship, tertiary, tertiary bursary, tertiary care

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How to use tertial in a sentence

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

tertial

/ (ˈtɜːʃəl) /

adjective, noun

another word for tertiary (def. 5), tertiary (def. 6)

Word Origin for tertial

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

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