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tertiary

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈtɜːrʃieri/ · UK /ˈtɜːʃəri/

tertiary means: Coming third in a series or following the first two levels.

adjective

THIRD LEVELC1

Coming third in a series or following the first two levels.

  • She hopes to enter tertiary education.
  • Services belong to the tertiary sector of the economy.
  • The process has primary, secondary, and tertiary stages.

Similar words: third

Common phrases: tertiary education, tertiary level, tertiary sector

CHEMICAL STRUCTUREC2

Having a chemical arrangement involving three attached atoms or groups.

  • The sample contains a tertiary alcohol.
  • A tertiary amine has three carbon groups attached to nitrogen.
  • They studied reactions involving tertiary carbon atoms.

Common phrases: tertiary alcohol, tertiary amine, tertiary carbon

Questions about tertiary

What does tertiary mean?

Coming third in a series or following the first two levels.

What is tertiary in other languages?

Türkçe: üçüncül · Español: terciario · Français: tertiaire · Deutsch: tertiär · Italiano: terziario · 日本語: 第三段階の

How do you pronounce tertiary?

In American English /ˈtɜːrʃieri/; in British English /ˈtɜːʃəri/.

How do you use tertiary in a sentence?

She hopes to enter tertiary education. Services belong to the tertiary sector of the economy.

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