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Tertiary vs Higher - What's the difference?

tertiary | higher |

As adjectives the difference between tertiary and higher

is that tertiary is (geology) of or pertaining to the first part of the cenozoic era when modern flora and mammals appeared while higher is (high).

As a proper noun tertiary

is (geology) the first part of the cenozoic era when modern flora and mammals appeared.

As an adverb higher is

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As a noun higher is

a national school-leaving examination and university entrance qualification.

tertiary

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Of third rank or order; subsequent.
  • (chemistry) Possessing some quality in the third degree; having been subjected to the substitution of three atoms or radicals.
    • a tertiary alcohol, amine, or salt
  • (zoology, of quills) Growing on the innermost joint of a bird's wing; tertial.

    • Derived terms

    * tertiary care

    Coordinate terms

    (terms coordinate to tertiary) * primary (1) * secondary (2) * quaternary (4) * quinary (5) * senary (6) * septenary (7) * octonary (8) * nonary (9) * denary (10) * duodenary (12) * vigenary (20)

    See also

    * cubic

    Noun

    (tertiaries)
  • A tertiary feather.
  • A member of a Roman Catholic third order - the Franciscans, Dominicans and Carmelites among others.

    • higher

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (high)

    • Adverb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A national school-leaving examination and university entrance qualification.

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