-TRICES Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

trices

noun

Definition of trices

plural of trice

as in minutes

a very small space of time it's just a scrape on the knee—we'll have you fixed up in a trice

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Noun

Inside, Devarana offers a 60-minute traditional Thai oil massage followed by 30 minutes of singing bowl sound healing, combining halotherapy and chakra balancing.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
It was even successfully tested at 150 percent of this maximum pressure for 10 minutes.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of minutes

Noun

The stage uses Blue Origin’s BE-7 engine, which delivers more than 460 seconds of vacuum-specific impulse on GS3 mission profiles.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
The Bruins never trailed after Betts hit a short basket 12 seconds into the game.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of seconds

Noun

For many, a place remembered for its scenery also serves as a backdrop for personal moments of grief, reflection or healing, the survey said.

— Gagandeep Singh, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2026
But a few geological moments after the Laurentide sheet started re-expanding, humanity entered the chat.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of moments

Noun

Her team found a 77% higher rate of irregular heartbeats during the six weeks around the 2016 election, compared with a control period.

— Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 30 Oct. 2026
One promising alternative is to instead harvest energy from the body itself by capturing mechanical energy generated by the contraction of muscles, such as heartbeats, or the movement of fluids.

— Edd Gent, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Oct. 2026

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