quaternary 音标拼音: [kw'ɑtɚn
, ɛri]
a . 由四要素形成的
由四要素形成的
quaternary 四进制的
quaternary 四进 四元
quaternary adj 1 :
consisting of or especially arranged in sets of four ;
"
quaternate leaves "; "
a quaternary compound " [
synonym :
{
quaternate }, {
quaternary }]
2 :
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 " [
synonym : {
fourth }, {
4th }, {
quaternary }]
n 1 :
last 2 million years [
synonym : {
Quaternary }, {
Quaternary period }, {
Age of Man }]
2 :
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one [
synonym :
{
four }, {
4 }, {
IV }, {
tetrad }, {
quatern }, {
quaternion },
{
quaternary }, {
quaternity }, {
quartet }, {
quadruplet },
{
foursome }, {
Little Joe }]
Quaternary \
Qua *
ter "
na *
ry \,
n . [
L .
numerus quaternarius :
cf .
F .
quaternaire .]
1 .
The number four . --
Boyle .
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1913 Webster ]
2 . (
Geol .)
The Quaternary age ,
era ,
or formation .
See the Chart of {
Geology }.
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1913 Webster ]
Quaternary \
Qua *
ter "
na *
ry \,
a . [
L .
quaternarius consisting of four each ,
containing four ,
fr .
quaterni four each ,
fr .
quattuor four :
cf .
F .
quaternaire .
See {
Four }.]
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1913 Webster ]
1 .
Consisting of four ;
by fours ,
or in sets of four .
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1913 Webster ]
2 . (
Geol .)
Later than ,
or subsequent to ,
the Tertiary ;
Post -
tertiary ;
as ,
the Quaternary age ,
or Age of man .
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1913 Webster ]
41 Moby Thesaurus words for "
quaternary ":
Little Joe ,
biquadrate ,
biquadratic ,
four ,
four -
legged ,
four -
part diaphony ,
four -
rayed ,
foursome ,
foursquare ,
quad ,
quadrangle ,
quadrature ,
quadrennium ,
quadric ,
quadrilateral ,
quadrille ,
quadrinomial ,
quadrivalent ,
quadruped ,
quadruplet ,
quartet ,
quartic ,
quartile ,
quatern ,
quaternion ,
quaternity ,
quatrefoil ,
rectangle ,
square ,
square dance ,
squaring ,
tetractinal ,
tetrad ,
tetragon ,
tetragram ,
tetragrammaton ,
tetrahedron ,
tetralogy ,
tetraphony ,
tetrapody ,
tetravalent
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