trine

• POS: Adjective, Noun

CIDE DICTIONARY

trine, a. [See Trinal.].

 Threefold; triple; as, trine dimensions, or length, breadth, and thickness.  [1913 Webster]

trine, n. [F. trine, trin. See Trinal.].

•  The aspect of planets distant from each other 120 degrees, or one third of the zodiac; trigon.  [1913 Webster]

  "In sextile, square, and trine."  [1913 Webster]
•  A triad; trinity.  [1913 Webster]

  "A single trine of brazen tortoises."  [1913 Webster]

  "Eternal One, Almighty Trine!"  [1913 Webster]

trine, v. t. 

 To put in the aspect of a trine.  [1913 Webster]
"By fortune he [Saturn] was now to Venus trined."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

trine, adj. & n.
--adj.
1 threefold, triple; made up of three parts.
2 Astrol. denoting the aspect of two heavenly bodies 120° (one-third of the zodiac) apart.
--n. Astrol. a trine aspect.

Derivative

trinal adj.

Etymology

ME f. OF trin trine f. L trinus threefold f. tres three

ROGET THESAURUS

trine

Triplication

N triplication, triplicity, trebleness, trine, treble, triple, tern, ternary, triplicate, threefold, trilogistic, third, trinal, trine, three times, three fold, thrice, in the third place, thirdly, trebly, triplication, triplicity, trebleness, trine, treble, triple, tern, ternary, triplicate, threefold, trilogistic, third, trinal, trine, three times, three fold, thrice, in the third place, thirdly, trebly.