TERTIARY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for TERTIARY?

Need another word that means the same as “tertiary”? Find 4 synonyms and 30 related words for “tertiary” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Tertiary” are: 3rd, third, higher, tertiary period

Tertiary as a Noun

Definitions of "Tertiary" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “tertiary” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A lay associate of certain Christian monastic organizations.
• The Tertiary period or the system of rocks deposited during it.
• From 63 million to 2 million years ago.

Synonyms of "Tertiary" as a noun (1 Word)

tertiary period

From 63 million to 2 million years ago.

Usage Examples of "Tertiary" as a noun

• A Franciscan tertiary.

Tertiary as an Adjective

Definitions of "Tertiary" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “tertiary” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• (chiefly of amines) derived from ammonia by replacement of three hydrogen atoms by organic groups.
• Third in order or level.
• Relating to or denoting education at a level beyond that provided by schools, especially that provided by a college or university.
• (of an organic compound) having its functional group located on a carbon atom which is itself bonded to three other carbon atoms.
• Relating to or denoting the first period of the Cenozoic era, between the Cretaceous and Quaternary periods, and comprising the Palaeogene and Neogene sub-periods.
• Relating to or denoting the medical treatment provided at a specialist institution.
• Denoting or relating to carnivores that eat other carnivores and omnivores.
• Coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position.

Synonyms of "Tertiary" as an adjective (3 Words)

3rd	Coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position.
higher	Standing above others in quality or position. Higher education.
third	Coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position.

Usage Examples of "Tertiary" as an adjective

• The tertiary consumers must hunt for their food.
• Patients in tertiary care.
• The tertiary stage of the disease.

Associations of "Tertiary" (30 Words)

fifth	A quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon. He was fifth out of several hundred runners.
five	A playing card or a domino or a die whose upward face shows five pips.
four	A playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows four pips.
fourth	In the fourth place. Fourthly you must pay the rent on the first of the month.
hexad	A group or set of six. Each segment down to the tiniest hexad of cilia is practically identical in shape.
leash	Put a leash on a dog. He called Azor to heel so that he could leash him.
million	The number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros. There were millions of flies.
numeral	A symbol used to represent a number. A numeral adjective.
ordinal	Relating to an ordinal number. Ordinal scales.
quadruple	A quadruple number or amount. Oil prices quadrupled in the 1970s.
quartet	A composition for a quartet. He joined a barbershop quartet.
quintuple	Increase or cause to increase fivefold. The company s revenues would quintuple over the next decade.
secondary	A secondary school. A secondary source.
seventh	Position seven in a countable series of things.
sextet	A composition for a sextet. The sextet from The Marriage of Figaro.
sextuple	Multiply by six; increase sixfold.
six	A playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows six pips.
sixth	Coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position.
tenth	A tenth part one part in ten equal parts.
ternary	Having three units or components or elements. A ternary operation.
third	The third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle. He is playing third.
thirty	Being ten more than twenty.
three	One of four playing cards in a deck having three pips.
triad	A set of three similar things considered as a unit. The triad of medication diet and exercise are necessary in diabetes care.
tricycle	Ride on a tricycle. A small boy tricycled to the end of his driveway.
trilogy	A set of three literary or dramatic works related in subject or theme. The Aeschylean trilogy.
trinity	The union of the Father and Son and Holy Ghost in one Godhead. God is said to be trinity in unity.
trio	A set or group of three people or things. A jazz trio.
triple	Hit a triple. Triple somersaults.
triptych	Art consisting of a painting or carving (especially an altarpiece) on three panels (usually hinged together. A triptych depicting the Crucifixion.