Definitions for Tertiary
ˈtɜr ʃiˌɛr i, -ʃə riter·tia·ry

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tertiary, Tertiary periodadjective

   from 63 million to 2 million years ago

2. third, 3rd, tertiaryadjective

   coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. tertiarynoun

   A tertiary feather.

2. tertiarynoun

   A member of a Roman Catholic third order - the Franciscans, Dominicans and Carmelites among others.

3. tertiaryadjective

   Of third rank or order; subsequent.

4. Tertiarynoun

   The first part of the Cenozoic era when modern flora and mammals appeared

5. Tertiaryadjective

   Of or pertaining to the first part of the Cenozoic era when modern flora and mammals appeared

6. Etymology: From the tertiarius, from tertius + -arius (whence the suffix -ary); compare the tertiaire.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tertiary

   Tertiary ( TUR-shə-ree, TUR-shee-err-ee) is a widely used but obsolete term for the geologic period from 66 million to 2.6 million years ago. The period began with the demise of the non-avian dinosaurs in the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event, at the start of the Cenozoic Era, and extended to the beginning of the Quaternary glaciation at the end of the Pliocene Epoch. The time span covered by the Tertiary has no exact equivalent in the current geologic time system, but it is essentially the merged Paleogene and Neogene periods, which are informally called the Early Tertiary and the Late Tertiary, respectively. The Tertiary established the Antarctic as an icy island continent.

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1. tertiary

   Tertiary is a term often used to describe a third level, stage, or order of something. In geology, it refers to the third epoch of the Cenozoic Era, between the Cretaceous and Quaternary periods. In education, it refers to post-secondary schooling such as colleges and universities. In chemistry, it describes a carbon atom that is attached to three other carbons in a molecule. In medicine, it refers to the third stage of a disease or disorder.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tertiaryadjective

   being of the third formation, order, or rank; third; as, a tertiary use of a word

2. Tertiaryadjective

   possessing some quality in the third degree; having been subjected to the substitution of three atoms or radicals; as, a tertiary alcohol, amine, or salt. Cf. Primary, and Secondary

3. Tertiaryadjective

   later than, or subsequent to, the Secondary

4. Tertiaryadjective

   growing on the innermost joint of a bird's wing; tertial; -- said of quills

5. Tertiarynoun

   a member of the Third Order in any monastic system; as, the Franciscan tertiaries; the Dominican tertiaries; the Carmelite tertiaries. See Third Order, under Third

6. Tertiarynoun

   the Tertiary era, period, or formation

7. Tertiarynoun

   one of the quill feathers which are borne upon the basal joint of the wing of a bird. See Illust. of Bird

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tertiary

   Tertiary is the term for a geologic period from 65 million to 2.6 million years ago, a time span that lies between the superseded Secondary period and the Quaternary. The International Commission on Stratigraphy, for political reasons within the organisation, wants the Tertiary to no longer be recognized, and have its traditional span divided between their newly named Paleogene and Neogene Periods of the Cenozoic Era. The period began with the demise of the non-avian dinosaurs in the Cretaceous–Tertiary extinction event, at the start of the Cenozoic Era, spanning to the beginning of the most recent ice age at the end of the Pliocene Epoch. The Tertiary also included the early Pleistocene.

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

1. Tertiary

   tėr′shi-ar-i, adj. of the third degree, order, or formation: pertaining to the series of sedimentary rocks or strata lying above the chalk and other secondary strata, and abounding in organic remains—the Cainozoic: (ornith.) tertial.—n. one who, or that which, is tertiary.—n.pl. Ter′tiaries, a class in the R.C. Church, who, without entering into the seclusion of a monastery, aspire to practise in ordinary life all the substantial obligations of the scheme of virtue laid down in the Gospel. [L. tertiarius—tertius.]

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1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Tertiary in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Tertiary in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Tertiary in a Sentence

1. Doug Kass:

   With the stocks down so big, (it) seems to be an intermediate opportunity in the group, i'm trying to stick with Exxon, Chevron, Devon, the ones with rock-solid balance sheets. I'm not buying stocks down 16 to 17 percent, the secondary and tertiary companies.

2. Daniel Ives:

   They're going to continue to be a tertiary player in mobile unless something dramatically changes, nokia was that Hail Mary acquisition that was clearly a failure.

3. Robert Mattes:

   Where governments do relatively simple things like invest in secondary and tertiary education, build good roads, and other development infrastructure like sewage systems and electricity grids, people are substantially better off.

4. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images:

   These tertiary situations that Durham is talking about related to me, I think it is exactly what I mentioned — it is part of showing this picture to the American public of exactly how corrupt the FBI was under James Comey, the FBI went to any extent possible to trample on people’s rights in order to frame Trump and his campaign and then eventually cripple his presidency, and that’s really what this was all about, and what I think Durham is going to showcase in this trial.

5. Karl Kraus:

   Morality is a venereal disease. Its primary stage is called virtue; its secondary stage, boredom; its tertiary stage, syphilis.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Tertiary
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tertiary
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tertiary
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Tertiary
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Tertiary
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Tertiary