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Quaternary

//ˈkwɑ.tɚˌnɛɹ.i// adj, name, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of fourth rank or order. not-comparable

    "the quaternary stress in a pronounced word"

  2. 2
    Of a mathematical expression containing e.g. x⁴. not-comparable
  3. 3
    Relating to or in number base four. not-comparable
  4. 4
    quaternary ammonium. not-comparable
  5. 5
    Composed of four elements. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    coming next after the third and just before the fifth in position or time or degree or magnitude wordnet
  2. 2
    consisting of or especially arranged in sets of four wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The geological period of the Cenozoic Era immediately following the Tertiary. It is subdivided into the Pleistocene and the Holocene Epochs.

    "Meronyms: Pleistocene, Holocene, Anthropocene, assholocene"

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of quaternary. alt-of
Noun
  1. 1
    A quaternary compound.
  2. 2
    the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one wordnet
  3. 3
    The Quaternary period or the system of deposits laid down during it.

Etymology

Etymology 1

Derived from Latin quaternārius (“containing or consisting of four”), from quaternī (“four each”, “four at a time”) + -ārius (whence the English suffix -ary); compare the French quaternaire.

Etymology 2

Derived from Latin quaternārius (“containing or consisting of four”), from quaternī (“four each”, “four at a time”) + -ārius (whence the English suffix -ary); compare the French quaternaire.

Etymology 3

From Latin quaternārius (“consisting of four”), from quaternī (“by fours”); in numerical sense via Middle English quaternary. Compare French quaternaire.

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