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Tertiary vs Thrice - What's the difference?

tertiary | thrice |

As an adjective tertiary

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

As a proper noun tertiary

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

As an adverb thrice is

three times.

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.

    • thrice

    English

    Adverb

    (-)
  • three times

    • Usage notes

    * Unlike (m) and (m), thrice'' is somewhat dated in American and British usage, sometimes used for a comical or intentionally archaic effect. , and it is still standard and stylistically neutral in Indian English.

    See also

    * once * twice

    Anagrams

    * * English frequency adverbs