trine

trine
    n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
         [syn: {three}, {3}, {III}, {trio}, {threesome}, {tierce},
         {leash}, {troika}, {triad}, {trine}, {trinity}, {ternary},
         {ternion}, {triplet}, {tercet}, {terzetto}, {trey}, {deuce-
         ace}]
    

Trine \Trine\, a. [See {Trinal}.]
   Threefold; triple; as, trine dimensions, or length, breadth,
   and thickness.
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Trine \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.
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            In sextile, square, and trine.        --Milton.
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   2. A triad; trinity. [R.]
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            A single trine of brazen tortoises.   --Mrs.
                                                  Browning.
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            Eternal One, Almighty Trine!          --Keble.
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Trine \Trine\, v. t.
   To put in the aspect of a trine. [R.]
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         By fortune he [Saturn] was now to Venus trined.
                                                  --Dryden.
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