LookItUptertiary
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.
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.
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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