'Triad' definitions:
Definition of 'triad'
(from WordNet)
noun
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]
noun
noun
noun
A three-note major or minor chord; a note and its third and fifth tones [syn: common chord, triad]
Definition of 'Triad'
From: GCIDE
- Triad \Tri"ad\, n. [L. trias, -adis, Gr. ?, ?, fr.?, ?, three: cf. F. triade. See Three, and cf. Trias, Trio.]
- 1. A union of three; three objects treated as one; a ternary; a trinity; as, a triad of deities. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Mus.) (a) A chord of three notes. (b) The common chord, consisting of a tone with its third and fifth, with or without the octave. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Chem.) An element or radical whose valence is three. [1913 Webster]
- Triads of the Welsh bards, poetical histories, in which the facts recorded are grouped by threes, three things or circumstances of a kind being mentioned together.
- Hindu triad. See Trimurti. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'triad'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- arpeggio,
- broken chord,
- chord,
- clover,
- common chord,
- concento,
- concord,
- consonant chord,
- deuce-ace,
- diminished seventh chord,
- dominant chord,
- enharmonic,
- leash,
- major triad,
- minor chord,
- set of three,
- seventh chord,
- shamrock,
- sixth chord,
- tercet,
- ternary,
- ternion,
- terzetto,
- three,
- threesome,
- tierce,
- tonic triad,
- trefoil,
- trey,
- trialogue,
- triangle,
- tricorn,
- trident,
- triennium,
- trihedron,
- trilogy,
- trimester,
- trine,
- trinity,
- trinomial,
- trio,
- triphthong,
- triple,
- triple crown,
- triple threat,
- triplet,
- triplopy,
- tripod,
- triptych,
- trireme,
- triseme,
- triskelion,
- trisul,
- triumvirate,
- triune,
- triunity,
- trivet,
- troika,
- unbroken chord