noun🔗ShareA grouping of three."The elementary school students worked together in a triad to complete the science project. "groupnumberChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA word of three syllables.""Banana" is a simple example of a triad. "languagewordlinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA branch of a Chinese underground criminal society, mostly based in Hong Kong."The police investigation focused on whether the restaurant owner was paying protection money to a local triad. "worldorganizationsocietyhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOn a CRT display, a group of three neighbouring phosphor dots, coloured green, red, and blue."The computer monitor's triad of green, red, and blue phosphor dots created the vibrant color of the image. "electronicstechnologycomputingcolordeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA chord consisting of a root tone, the tone two degrees higher, and the tone four degrees higher in a given scale."The pianist played a simple C major triad, starting with the note C, then E, and finally G. "musicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
