trine

American  

[trahyn] / traɪn /

adjective

1. threefold; triple.

2. Astrology. of or relating to the trigon aspect of two planets distant from each other 120°, or the third part of the zodiac.

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noun

1. a set or group of three; triad.

2. (initial capital letter) the Trinity.

3. Astrology. a trine aspect of two planets, indicative of ease and accomplishment.

trine British  

/ traɪn /

noun

1. astrology an aspect of 120° between two planets, an orb of 8° being allowed Compare conjunction opposition square

2. anything comprising three parts

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adjective

1. of or relating to a trine

2. threefold; triple

Other Word Forms

• trinal
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of trine

1350–1400; Middle English: threefold (< Old French trin ( e )) < Latin trīnus, singular of trīnī by threes ( see trinary)

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Example Sentences

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trine

For example, when two planets are in harmony, they could be trine to one another, which is when they are 120 degrees apart.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2023

Clinton and her running mate Tim Kaine, in contrast, have their suns making a trine – an angle of 120 degrees.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 12, 2016

The last definite vestige of a foreign policy which this nation has exhibited was the enunciation of the Monroe Doc trine.

From Time Magazine Archive

But the men who made it believed in the doc trine that there are many "rights" anterior to government, and that these rights belong to all the people.

From Time Magazine Archive

But the Trinity cannot be called trine; otherwise there would be nine realities in God; which, of course, is erroneous.

From Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Saint Thomas Aquinas

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