tertial
[ tur-shuh l ]
/ ˈtɜr ʃəl /
adjective
pertaining to any of a set of flight feathers situated on the basal segment of a bird's wing.
noun
a tertial feather.
Words nearby tertial
terrorize,
terry,
terry's syndrome,
tersanctus,
terse,
tertial,
tertian,
tertian malaria,
tertianship,
tertiary,
tertiary alcohol
Example sentences from the Web for tertial
Tertial, ter′shal, adj. of the third rank among the flight-feathers of a bird's wing.
British Dictionary definitions for tertial
Word Origin for tertial
C19: from Latin
tertius third, from
ter thrice, from
trēs three