Definitions for TERN
tɜrntern

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ternnoun

   small slender gull having narrow wings and a forked tail

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ternnoun

   Any of various sea birds of the family Sternidae that are similar to gulls but are smaller, more elegant and have a forked tail.

2. Etymology: From a Scandinavian language, related to Danish terne, Swedish tärna, ultimately from þerna

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1. TERN

   For the European road project, see Trans-European road network The Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network, or TERN by its acronym, is a research network that enables coordinated work across private research centres and Australian government agencies. TERN has also been described as "Australia’s terrestrial ecosystem observatory": it provides empirical data to Australian and foreign institutions. As of 2021, TERN boasted that its infrastructure has been instrumental in the publication of over 1,000 academic articles. NASA says it has used TERN data.At launch in 2009, its funding included $55 million from the Australian government and $4 million in Queensland government funding. The partners include the University of Queensland, the Queensland University of Technology, Griffith University, CSIRO, the Queensland Department of Environment & Resource Management, and the University of Adelaide, all of which direct TERN.As of 2021, TERN was funded by NCRIS, an Australian government initiative. TERN itself funds research infrastructure and data collection.

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1. tern

   A tern refers to a type of seabird in the family Laridae (which also includes gulls and skimmers). They are often slender, lightly built birds with long forked tails, narrow wings, and long bills. Terns are known for their graceful flying skills and their abilities to dive into water to catch fish. They are commonly found in coastal regions and they migrate long distances.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ternnoun

   any one of numerous species of long-winged aquatic birds, allied to the gulls, and belonging to Sterna and various allied genera

2. Ternadjective

   threefold; triple; consisting of three; ternate

3. Ternadjective

   that which consists of, or pertains to, three things or numbers together; especially, a prize in a lottery resulting from the favorable combination of three numbers in the drawing; also, the three numbers themselves

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1. Tern

   Terns are seabirds in the family Sternidae that have a worldwide distribution and are normally found near the sea, rivers or wetlands. Previously considered a subfamily of the gulls, Laridae, they are now usually given full family status and divided into eleven genera. They are slender, lightly built birds with long forked tails, narrow wings, long bills and relatively short legs. Their flight is buoyant and graceful. Most species are pale grey above and white below, with a contrasting black cap to the head, but the marsh terns, the Inca Tern and some noddies have dark plumage for at least part of the year. The sexes are identical in appearance, but young birds are readily distinguishable from adults. Terns have a non-breeding plumage, which usually involves a white forehead and much-reduced black cap. The terns are birds of open habitats that typically breed in noisy colonies and lay their eggs on bare ground with little or no nest material. However, the marsh terns construct floating nests from the vegetation in their wetland habitats, and a few species build simple nests in trees, on cliffs or in crevices. The White Tern, uniquely, lays its single egg on a bare tree branch. Depending on the species, 1–3 eggs make up the clutch. Most species feed on fish caught by diving from flight, but the marsh terns are insect-eaters, and some large terns will supplement their diet with small land vertebrates. Many terns are long-distance migrants, and the Arctic Tern may see more daylight in a year than any other animal.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tern

   tėrn, n. a long-winged aquatic fowl allied to the gull.—n. Ter′nery, a place where terns breed. [Allied to Dan. terne, sea-swallow, Ice. therna.]

2. Tern

   tėrn, adj. threefold: consisting of three: growing in threes.—n. that which consists of three things or numbers together: a prize in a lottery got by drawing three favourable numbers.—adjs. Ter′nal, threefold; Ter′nary, proceeding by, or consisting of, threes.—n. the number three.—adj. Ter′nāte, threefold, or arranged in threes.—adv. Ter′nātely.—n. Ter′nion, a section of paper for a book containing three double leaves or twelve pages. [L. terni, three each—tres, three.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. tern

   A species of sea-bird, allied to the gulls, but of smaller and lighter make, and with longer and more pointed wings and tail; genus Sterna.

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1. TERN

   What does TERN stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the TERN acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. TERN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Tern is ranked #123796 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Tern surname appeared 139 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Tern.
   
   87% or 121 total occurrences were Asian.
   7.9% or 11 total occurrences were White.
   4.3% or 6 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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1. • Larid

Anagrams for TERN »

1. rent

How to pronounce TERN?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say TERN in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of TERN in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of TERN in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of TERN in a Sentence

1. Park Geun-hye:

   The ruling could cause short-tern volatility to the market, but will ease uncertainty about the three-year-long case.

2. Justin Gerlach:

   The giant tortoise pursued the tern chick along a log, finally killing the chick and eating it, it was a very slow encounter, with the tortoise moving at its normal, slow walking pace – the whole interaction took seven minutes and was quite horrifying.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=TERN
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tern
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tern
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/TERN
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=TERN
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=TERN
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=TERN
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html