trine

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. adj. Threefold; triple.
2. adj. Of or relating to an astrologically favorable positioning of two celestial bodies 120° apart.
3. adj. In astrology, situated 120° apart.
4. n. A group of three.
5. n. In astrology, the aspect of two planets when 120° apart.
6. n. Christianity See Trinity.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. To step; go; proceed.
2. To follow; pursue, as a path or course.
3. To touch; handle; feel of.
4. Threefold; triple: as, trine dimension (that is, length, breadth, and thickness).
5. In astrology, pertaining to a trine; being in trine.
6. n. A set or group of three; a trio; a triad.
7. n. Specifically, the Trinity.
8. n. In astrology, the aspect of two planets distant from each other 120 degrees, or the third part of the zodiac. The trine was supposed to be a benign aspect.
9. n. In heraldry, a group of three, especially three animals, used as a bearing.
10. To put or join in the aspect of trine.
11. To hang: in allusion to the triple tree—that is, the gallows.

Wiktionary

1. adj. triple, threefold
2. adj. 120° apart
3. n. A group of three things
4. n. An aspect of two astrological bodies when 120° apart

GNU Webster's 1913

1. adj. Threefold; triple.
2. n. The aspect of planets distant from each other 120 degrees, or one third of the zodiac; trigon.
3. n. A triad; trinity.
4. v. To put in the aspect of a trine.

WordNet 3.0

1. n. the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one