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tierce

/ˈtɜːs/ /ˈtɪɚs/

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noun

Tercia, la tercera hora del día

The third hour of daylight (about 9 am).

Examples :

"The monks began their morning prayers at tierce. "

Los monjes comenzaron sus oraciones matutinas a la tercia.

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noun

El oficio designado para esta hora

The service appointed for this hour.

Examples :

"The monks gathered in the chapel for tierce, the service scheduled for mid-morning. "

Los monjes se reunieron en la capilla para el oficio, el servicio programado para media mañana.

religion time service

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noun

Derecho de la viuda, usufructo de un tercio de los bienes hereditarios del marido

A widow's right, where she has no conventional provision, to a liferent of a third of the husband's heritable property.

Examples :

"After her husband's sudden death and with no will to provide for her, Mary relied on her tierce, receiving a lifetime income from one-third of the family's farmland. "

Después de la repentina muerte de su esposo y sin testamento que la protegiera, Mary confió en su derecho de viuda, recibiendo ingresos vitalicios de un tercio de las tierras de cultivo de la familia.

property law right family

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noun

Un tercio

Examples :

"The students were divided into three groups; my friend ended up in the tierce. "

Los estudiantes fueron divididos en tres grupos; mi amigo terminó en el tercio.

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noun

Tierce, medida de capacidad

A measure of capacity equal to a third of a pipe, or a cask or other vessel holding such a quantity; a cask larger than a barrel, and smaller than a hogshead or a puncheon, in which wine or salt provisions, rice, etc., are packed for shipment.

Examples :

"The merchant ordered several tierces of salt beef to be loaded onto the ship for its voyage to the Caribbean. "

El comerciante ordenó que se cargaran varios tierces de carne salada en el barco para su viaje al Caribe.

nautical business commerce

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noun

Tercera

The third tone of the scale. See mediant.

Examples :

"The melody climbed confidently to the tierce, giving the simple tune a pleasant lift. "

La melodía ascendió con confianza a la tercera, dando a la melodía simple un ascenso agradable.

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noun

Una secuencia de tres cartas del mismo palo

A sequence of three playing cards of the same suit. Tierce of ace, king and queen is called tierce-major.

Examples :

""Holding the ace, king, and queen of hearts, he had a tierce-major and a very strong hand in the card game." "

Al tener el as, el rey y la reina de corazones, tenía una tierce-major y una mano muy fuerte en el juego de cartas.

game number entertainment

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noun

Tercia

The third defensive position, with the sword hand held at waist height, and the tip of the sword at head height.

Examples :

"The fencing instructor demonstrated the tierce, explaining how the arm should be held steady and the sword pointed upward. "

El instructor de esgrima demostró la tercia, explicando cómo se debe mantener el brazo firme y la espada apuntando hacia arriba.

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noun

Tierce

An ordinary that covers the left or right third of the field of a shield or flag.

Examples :

"The heraldic flag showed a golden lion on a blue field, with a red tierce covering the left side. "

La bandera heráldica mostraba un león dorado sobre un campo azul, con un tierce rojo que cubría el lado izquierdo.

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noun

Un sesentavo de segundo

One sixtieth of a second, i.e., the third in a series of fractional parts in a sexagesimal number system. (Also known as a third.)

Examples :

"The precise timing system measured the event down to a tierce, ensuring accuracy in the experiment. "

El sistema de cronometraje preciso midió el evento hasta un sesentavo de segundo, asegurando la precisión en el experimento.

time math unit number technical