triad

/ˈtɹaɪ.æd/

IPA: /T R AY1 AE0 D/

noun

1
A grouping of three.
syn:threesome trine trinity trio triplet triumvirate
2
A word of three syllables.
syn:trisyllable
3
A branch of a Chinese underground criminal society, mostly based in Hong Kong.
4
On a CRT display, a group of three neighbouring phosphor dots, coloured green, red, and blue.
5
A chord consisting of a root tone, the tone two degrees higher, and the tone four degrees higher in a given scale.

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