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quaternary

quat·er·nar·y
Q q

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kwot-er-ner-ee, kwuh-tur-nuh-ree]
    • /ˈkwɒt ərˌnɛr i, kwəˈtɜr nə ri/
    • /kwəˈtɜːnərɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kwot-er-ner-ee, kwuh-tur-nuh-ree]
    • /ˈkwɒt ərˌnɛr i, kwəˈtɜr nə ri/

Definitions of quaternary word

  • adjective quaternary consisting of four. 1
  • adjective quaternary arranged in fours. 1
  • adjective quaternary (initial capital letter) Geology. noting or pertaining to the present period of earth history, forming the latter part of the Cenozoic Era, originating about 2 million years ago and including the Recent and Pleistocene Epochs. 1
  • adjective quaternary Metallurgy. (of an alloy) having four principal constituents. 1
  • noun plural quaternary a group of four. 1
  • noun plural quaternary the number four. 1
See all 20 definitions of quaternary

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Origin of quaternary

First appearance:

before 1400
One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English < Latin quaternārius consisting of four, equivalent to quatern(ī) four at a time + -ārius -ary

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Parts of speech for Quaternary

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Quaternary

quaternary popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Synonyms for quaternary

adjective quaternary

  • quadruple — fourfold; consisting of four parts: a quadruple alliance.
  • quadruplicate — one of four copies or identical items, especially copies of typewritten material.
  • tetrad — a group of four.
  • quadrigeminal — Having four parts, or two pairs.
  • quadripartite — divided into or consisting of four parts.

noun quaternary

  • quadrivium — (during the Middle Ages) the more advanced division of the seven liberal arts, comprising arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, and music.
  • quadrumvirate — a governing or managing group, coalition, or the like, of four persons.
  • quadruplet — any group or combination of four.
  • quadruplets — Plural form of quadruplet.
  • quartet — any group of four persons or things.
All 17 Synonyms of quaternary

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Related words

  • quaternary ammonium compound

    any of a class of salts derived from ammonium in which the nitrogen atom is attached to four organic groups, as in benzalkonium chloride; the salts are cationic surface-active compounds used as antiseptics and disinfectants.

  • choline

    a colourless viscous soluble alkaline substance present in animal tissues, esp as a constituent of lecithin: used as a supplement to the diet of poultry and in medicine for preventing the accumulation of fat in the liver. Formula:[(CH3)3NCH2CH2OH]+OH–

  • paraquat

    a toxic herbicide, C 1 2 H 1 4 N 2 ⋅2CH 3 SO 4 , applied to food and flower crops and to highway borders as a defoliant and weed-killer.

  • pleistocene

    noting or pertaining to the epoch forming the earlier half of the Quaternary Period, beginning about two million years ago and ending 10,000 years ago, characterized by widespread glacial ice and the advent of modern humans.

  • quaternary structure

    the basic structural relationship of the components of a polypeptide, specifically, the type, number, and sequence of amino acids and nucleotides in the chain.

  • recent

    of late occurrence, appearance, or origin; lately happening, done, made, etc.: recent events; a recent trip.
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