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tri- British & World English

three; having three

tri-axle British & World English

a trailer or articulated lorry with three axles

tri-band British & World English

(of a mobile phone) having three frequencies, enabling it to be used in different regions (typically Europe and the US)

trimix British & World English

a breathing mixture for deep-sea divers, composed of nitrogen, helium, and oxygen

triaxial British & World English

having or relating to three axes, especially in mechanical or astronomical contexts

tricolour ( tricolor) British & World English

a flag with three bands or blocks of different colours, especially the French national flag with equal upright bands of blue, white, and red

tricorne (also tricorn) British & World English

(of a hat) having a brim turned up on three sides

trifocal British & World English

(of a pair of glasses) having lenses with three parts with different focal lengths

trifold British & World English

triple; threefold

triplane British & World English

an early type of aeroplane with three pairs of wings, one above the other

trilinear British & World English

of or having three lines

tricameral British & World English

of or relating to the parliamentary system operating in South Africa between 1983 and 1994, in which the legislature consisted of three ethnically based houses

trilingual British & World English

speaking three languages fluently

tripeptide British & World English

any of a group of peptides containing three amino-acid residues in the molecule

tricentenary British & World English

another term for tercentenary.

triiodothyronine British & World English

a thyroid hormone similar to thyroxine but having greater potency