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quaternary |
Grep of noun quaternary quaternary quaternary ammonium compound quaternary period Overview of noun quaternary The noun quaternary has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. Quaternary, Quaternary period, Age of Man -- (last 2 million years) 2. four 4, IV tetrad, quatern, quaternion, quaternary, quaternity, quartet, quadruplet, foursome, Little Joe -- (the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one) Overview of adj quaternary The adj quaternary has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. quaternate, quaternary -- (consisting of or especially arranged in sets of four "quaternate leaves"; "a quaternary compound") 2. fourth 4th, quaternary -- (coming next after the third and just before the fifth in position or time or degree or magnitude; "the quaternary period of geologic time extends from the end of the tertiary period to the present") Antonyms of adj quaternary 2 senses of quaternary Sense 1 quaternate, quaternary INDIRECT (VIA multiple) -> single Sense 2 fourth 4th, quaternary INDIRECT (VIA ordinal) -> cardinal Similarity of adj quaternary 2 senses of quaternary Sense 1 quaternate, quaternary => multiple (vs. single) Sense 2 fourth 4th, quaternary => ordinal (vs. cardinal) Attributes of adj quaternary Familiarity of adj quaternary quaternary used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj quaternary quaternary Overview of noun quaternary The noun quaternary has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. Quaternary, Quaternary period, Age of Man -- (last 2 million years) 2. four 4, IV tetrad, quatern, quaternion, quaternary, quaternity, quartet, quadruplet, foursome, Little Joe -- (the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one) Overview of adj quaternary The adj quaternary has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. quaternate, quaternary -- (consisting of or especially arranged in sets of four "quaternate leaves"; "a quaternary compound") 2. fourth 4th, quaternary -- (coming next after the third and just before the fifth in position or time or degree or magnitude; "the quaternary period of geologic time extends from the end of the tertiary period to the present")
quaternary definition