as in triple
having three units or parts
the application to this music school is triadic in structure: there's the written application, then the audition, and finally an interview with the admissions board
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Recent Examples of triadic
Researchers conducted a triadic survey involving 380 undergraduates and their fathers and mothers.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for triadic
triple
Adjective
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Wherever this car travels, people double-take and triple-take.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Likely to have less impact on your buying decision (but still reside in the back of your mind) is that if one of the triple-panel fans fails, the entire triple-fan unit needs replacing, not just one fan.—
Thomas Soderstrom,
PC Magazine,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Triadic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triadic. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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