Definitions
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of a chemical compound having a ring with three members
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word three-membered.
Examples
-
No matter how hard we study arithmetic and set theory, we will never know whether 3 is identical with the fourth von Neumann ordinal, or with the corresponding Zermelo ordinal, or perhaps, as Frege suggested, with the class of all three-membered classes (in some system that allows such classes to exist).
Platonism in the Philosophy of Mathematics Linnebo, Øystein 2009
-
This was in the days when it was a three-membered constituency.
The Life Story of an Old Rebel John Denvir
-
The Proportional Representation Society, in view of the demand for the retention of bye-elections, suggests that single vacancies should be immediately filled by a bye-election when they occur in a three-membered constituency, but that in larger areas no bye-election should be held until two seats are vacated.
Proportional Representation A Study in Methods of Election John H. Humphreys
-
This was in the days when it was a three-membered constituency.
The Life Story of an Old Rebel Denvir, John 1910
-
A three-membered cornice crowns each column, which supports arches that reach from one column to another.
The Old Franciscan Missions Of California George Wharton James 1890
-
Tiny three-membered cast, instead of the standard full-scale Yashraj 'baraat'.
Screen News 2009
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.