Tertiary vs Practical - What's the difference?
tertiary | practical |
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.
(zoology, of quills) Growing on the innermost joint of a bird's wing; tertial.
A tertiary feather.
A member of a Roman Catholic third order - the Franciscans, Dominicans and Carmelites among others.
(British) A part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability
Based on practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis
Being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation; able to be put to use
Of a person, having skills or knowledge that are practical
As adjectives the difference between tertiary and practical
is that tertiary is (geology) of or pertaining to the first part of the cenozoic era when modern flora and mammals appeared while practical is based on practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis.As a proper noun tertiary
is (geology) the first part of the cenozoic era when modern flora and mammals appeared.As a noun practical is
(british) a part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability.tertiary
English
Adjective
(-)- a tertiary alcohol, amine, or salt
Derived terms
* tertiary careCoordinate 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
* cubicNoun
(tertiaries)practical
English
Noun
(en noun)Adjective
(en adjective)- Jack didn't get an engineering degree, but has practical knowledge of metalworking.
- Jack's knowledge has the practical benefit of giving us useful prototype parts.
- All in all, Jack's a very practical chap