trine(n = noun.quantity) 3, deuce-ace, iii, leash, tercet, ternary, ternion, terzetto, three, threesome, tierce, trey, triad, trinity, trio, triplet, troika - the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one;
is a kind of digit, figure
Threefold; triple; as, trine dimensions, or length, breadth, and thickness. [1913 Webster]
1. The aspect of planets distant from each other 120 degrees, or one third of the zodiac; trigon. [1913 Webster]
"In sextile, square, and trine." [1913 Webster]
2. A triad; trinity. [1913 Webster]
"A single trine of brazen tortoises." [1913 Webster]
"Eternal One, Almighty Trine!" [1913 Webster]
To put in the aspect of a trine. [1913 Webster]
"By fortune he [Saturn] was now to Venus trined." [1913 Webster]
trine, adj. & n.
--adj.
1 threefold, triple; made up of three parts.
2 Astrol. denoting the aspect of two heavenly bodies 120° (one-third of the zodiac) apart.
--n. Astrol. a trine aspect.
Derivative:
trinal adj.
Etymology:
ME f. OF trin trine f. L trinus threefold f. tres three
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