01 a. Threefold; triple; as, trine dimensions, or length, breadth, and thickness.
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Threefold; triple; as, trine dimensions, or length, breadth, and thickness.
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Webster, 1913
Trine
/trīn/
· IPA /tɹaɪn/
02 n. The aspect of planets distant from each other 120 degrees, or one third of the zodiac; trigon.
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The aspect of planets distant from each other 120 degrees, or one third of the zodiac; trigon.(Astrol.)“In sextile, square, and trine.” — Milton.
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A triad; trinity.[R.]“A single trine of brazen tortoises.” — Mrs. Browning.“Eternal One, Almighty Trine!” — Keble.
03 v. t. To put in the aspect of a trine.
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To put in the aspect of a trine.[R.]“By fortune he [Saturn] was now to Venus trined.” — Dryden.