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Tri

//tɹaɪ// name, noun, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Toxic Release Inventory. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  2. 2
    A surname from Vietnamese.
  3. 3
    Initialism of Toyota Research Institute. US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Noun
  1. 1
    triathlon attributive

    "a tri bike"

  2. 2
    Initialism of Triple Reuptake Inhibitor. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  3. 3
    triangle

    "The most common poly budget in use for games at the time of this writing is between 5,000 and 10,000 tris. Anything within that range is sufficient to accommodate all superficial anatomical details without resort to optimization beyond normal model cleanup."

  4. 4
    triceps colloquial, uncommon

Etymology

Etymology 1

Shortening of words with the initial component derived from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes (“three”).

Etymology 2

A Vietnamese surname.

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