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Definitions for: Trine
[n] the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
Webster (1913) Definition: Trine, a. [See Trinal.]
Threefold; triple; as, trine dimensions, or length, breadth,
and thickness.
Trine, n. [F. trine, trin. See Trinal.]
1. (Astrol.) The aspect of planets distant from each other
120 degrees, or one third of the zodiac; trigon.
In sextile, square, and trine. --Milton.
2. A triad; trinity. [R.]
A single trine of brazen tortoises. --Mrs.
Browning.
Eternal One, Almighty Trine! --Keble.
Trine, v. t.
To put in the aspect of a trine. [R.]
By fortune he [Saturn] was now to Venus trined.
--Dryden.
Synonyms: 3, deuce-ace, III, leash, tercet, ternary, ternion, terzetto, three, threesome, tierce, trey, triad, trinity, trio, triplet, troika
See Also: digit, figure
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