Tri-

Pronunciation

• IPA: /traɪ/

From Latin tres ("three") and Ancient Greek τρία (tria, "three").

Prefix

1. three

Synonyms

• ter-

Derived terms

Related terms

• tre-
• ter-
• -tri-

From Sanskrit (tri-, "three").

Full definition of tri-

Prefix

1. (chemistry) Used in combination with a known element name (e.g. 'tri-silicon') to designate an unknown element that would reside three periods lower than the known element on a Mendeleev-type periodic table. See Mendeleev's predicted elements.

Related terms

• eka-
• dvi-