Meaning of "tertian" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TERTIAN

From Latin febris tertiāna fever occurring every third day, reckoned inclusively, from tertius third.

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PRONUNCIATION OF TERTIAN

tertian  [ˈtɜːʃən]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TERTIAN

Tertian can act as a noun and an adjective.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES TERTIAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Tertian

In music theory, tertian describes any piece, chord, counterpoint etc. constructed from the interval of a third. An interval such as that between the notes A and C encompasses 3 semitone intervals and is termed a minor third while one such as that between C and E encompasses 4 semitones and is called a major third . Quartal chord on A equals thirteenth chord on B♭, distinguished by the arrangement of chord factors Play . A common triad chord can be regarded as consisting of a "stack" of two such intervals. A musical scale may also be analysed as a succession of thirds . The meantone temperament, a system of tuning that emphasises pure thirds, may be called "tertian". Chords built from sixths may also be referred to as tertian because an ascending sixth is equal to a descending third and vice versa: any sixth can be taken as the inversion of a third. For instance the interval C-A is a major sixth that, when inverted, gives the interval A-C, which is a minor third. Tertian concepts have been used innovatively in chord progressions, as for example in the "thirds cycle" used in John Coltrane's Coltrane changes.

Definition of tertian in the English dictionary

The definition of tertian in the dictionary is occurring every other day. Other definition of tertian is a tertian fever or symptoms.

TRANSLATION OF TERTIAN

Find out the translation of tertian to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of tertian from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tertian» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 隔日
• Translator English - Spanish: tertian
• English: tertian
• Translator English - Hindi: टेशन
• Translator English - Arabic: غب
• Translator English - Russian: малярия
• Translator English - Portuguese: terçã
• Translator English - Bengali: পালাজ্বর
• Translator English - French: tierce
• Translator English - Malay: Tertian
• Translator English - German: tertiana
• Translator English - Japanese: 三日
• Translator English - Korean: 삼일
• Translator English - Javanese: Tertarik
• Translator English - Vietnamese: bịnh sốt rét
• Translator English - Tamil: மூன்றாம் நிலை
• Translator English - Marathi: टेटियन
• Translator English - Turkish: üç günde bir olan
• Translator English - Italian: terzana
• Translator English - Polish: tertian
• Translator English - Ukrainian: малярія
• Translator English - Romanian: tertian
• Translator English - Greek: τριταίο
• Translator English - Afrikaans: daagse koors
• Translator English - Swedish: tertian
• Translator English - Norwegian: tertian

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TERTIAN»

Discover the use of tertian in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tertian and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Blackwater Fever: Bilious Malignant Tertian Ague

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.

A. G. Newell, 2010

Atlas of Clinical Hematology

7 • Blood Parasites 7.1.1 Tertian Malaria (Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium ovale (Fig. 182)) The clinical pattern of paroxysmal fever, splenomegaly, and hepatomegaly is characteristic. The fever usually begins with chills, followed 8- 10 h ...

Helmut Löffler, Johann Rastetter, Torsten Haferlach, 2005

Layers of Musical Meaning

In the f-a(5) system the incidental tertian structure may be extended upwards so that in this tonality it encompasses the tertian series d-f-a-c'-e'-g'. No single melody, however, has an ambitus as wide as that; but one of the examples shown in ...

Finn Egeland Hansen, 2006

Sessional Papers Printed by Order of the House of Lords, Or ...

FEBRILE DISEASES.— Order 1. Fevers. Arachne (18 sloop) : Mixed fever Tertian - Barham (50) : Quotidian - Barracovta (6 brig). Briton (46). Blossom (16 surveying sloop) : Tertian - Mixed fever - - - Remittent - Blanche (46) : Quotidian - Tertian ...

Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords, 1840

Edinburgh medical and surgical journal

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‎1846

sickness, mortality, & invalding

Cases. Hospital. FEBRILE DISEASES.— Oi der 1. FE 'ERS. FEBRILE DISEASES. — Order 1 . Fevers— -continued. Arachne (18 sloop) : Mixed fever ... Tertian . - - . 4 1 1 Magnificent (4 receiving *hip,Jamaica Inflammatory fever Quotidian .

‎1840

The Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal

'•'.mi 1*1* > a m 3 -3 n — '. C 5 Quotidian remittent. Quotidian intermittent. | Tertian remitten t . Tertian intermittent. Quartan. )oubte tertian remittent. Doubte tertian intermittent. Totat. J Quotidian remittent. □u x. ^ : ;j — cj ? ic U ^ :~ u •□. u.

‎1846

The Development of Harmony in Scriabin's Works

The tertian chord -structure is not abandoned, but is still used parallel with the quartal chord-structure . In Scriabin's later works there are chords with a tertian chord -structure, often tertian and quartal chord -structures are combined.

Peter Sabbagh, 2003

The Philadelphia Medical Dictionary: Containing a Concise ...

Torriana hysterica, tertian with hysteric symptoms. Тег-лапа legítima, tertian with regular paroxysms. Tertiana let/zargira, tertiana carotica. Tertiana li/zyrica, a tertian with malignant symptoms and a burning at the stomach. Tcrtíana miliarz's, a ...

John Redman Coxe, 1808

Parasitic Protozoa: Babesia and Plasmodia

... Anopheles Macaca nemestrina, hackeri Presbyti's melalophus coatneyi Tertian Malaysia, Philippines M. fascicularis A. hackeri cynomolgi Tertian India, Sri Lanka, M. fascicularis, Anopheles dirus, Malaysia, Indonesia (Java M. nemestrina , ...

‎1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TERTIAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tertian is used in the context of the following news items.

- Superåpent Derby

8 Tertian i 3. løp/V65-1 tror jeg på. Han var veldig bra sist, hvor han gikk i tet hele veien, men ble overrumplet av en godt spurtende hest. tertian er i utvikling. «Rikstoto.no, Jul 15»

Energisk mulighet

1 Tertian (V5-3) slet med halsen og ble det feil for sist. Trent bra igjen, vi starter helt fra «scratch» og håper hesten gjør et godt løp. Har kapasitet og er ... «Rikstoto.no, Jul 15»

3 judges appointed to lead French probe of Germanwings crash

Financial affairs specialist Anne Tertian, public health specialist Annaick Le Goff and organized crime specialist Marie Grandjouan will seek to determine ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»

TEMOIGNAGE. Mis en examen, Povinelli se dit victime d'un …

... faux, utilisation privative de domaine public et détournement de fonds publics par la juge d'instruction marseillaise Anne Tertian. Le maire socialiste d'Allauch ... «Francetv info, Jun 15»

Marseille: «Je n'ai jamais perçu un seul euro», assure Karim Zéribi

Une information judiciaire a été ouverte par la juge d'instruction Anne Tertian des chefs d'abus de confiance, recel d'abus de confiance et abus de biens ... «20minutes.fr, Apr 15»

L'ex-député européen écologiste Karim Zéribi en garde à vue

Une information judiciaire a été ouverte par la juge d'instruction Anne Tertian des chefs d'abus de confiance, recel d'abus de confiance et abus de biens ... «Les Échos, Apr 15»

L'interview exclusive de Brice Robin, un homme au coeur de l'enquête

Les noms des juges d'instruction ? Deux circulent : Anne Tertian et Annaïck Le Goff, en cosaisine. Mais de cela, Brice Robin, lui, ne dit rien. Secret pour l'heure. «La Provence, Mar 15»

Painted Storks' Long 'Tryst' with Khammam Village Concludes

Painted Storks, classified under the 'Red List' by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), with their pink tertian feathers on their wings were ... «The New Indian Express, Sep 14»

It all adds up for Spruance

“I laugh at how people analyze Coltrane solos, and the tertian harmonies [notes divided by three semitones], but it's just geometric patterns and it's coherent, but ... «Jerusalem Post, Aug 14»

The Politics of Plague

A curious similarity to the word Terratine can be found in Jesuit parlance as the word “tertian” or “tertianship” is part of the process of becoming a Jesuit. «Indian Country Today Media Network, Jul 14»