triad (n.)

  1. the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

    [ Syn: three , 3 , iii , trio , threesome , tierce , leash , troika , trine , trinity , ternary , ternion , triplet , tercet , terzetto , trey , deuce-ace ]

  2. a set of three similar things considered as a unit

    [ Syn: trio , triplet , triple ]

  3. three people considered as a unit

    [ Syn: trio , threesome , trinity ]

  4. a three-note major or minor chord; a note and its third and fifth tones

    [ Syn: common chord ]

The dictionary is based on the WordNet Electronic Lexical Database.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2011 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.