Usually means: Relating to four, fourth in order.
Definitions Related words Phrases (New!) Mentions History
We found 34 dictionaries that define the word quaternary:

General (22 matching dictionaries)
  1. quaternary: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. Quaternary, quaternary, quaternary: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. quaternary: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. quaternary, the Quaternary: Collins English Dictionary
  5. Quaternary, quaternary: Vocabulary.com
  6. Quaternary, quaternary: Wordnik
  7. Quaternary, quaternary: Wiktionary
  8. quaternary: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. quaternary: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  10. quaternary: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. quaternary: Dictionary.com
  12. quaternary: Online Etymology Dictionary
  13. Quaternary (EP), Quaternary (disambiguation), Quaternary: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  14. Quaternary: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  15. quaternary: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  16. Quaternary: Rhymezone
  17. Quaternary: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  18. quaternary: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  19. quaternary: Free Dictionary
  20. quaternary: Mnemonic Dictionary
  21. quaternary, the Quaternary: Dictionary/thesaurus
  22. quaternary: Wikimedia Commons US English Pronunciations

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Quaternary, the Quaternary: Encyclopedia

Medicine (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  2. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Hepatitis C Information Central (No longer online)
  4. quaternary, the Quaternary: Medical dictionary

Science (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. Archaeology Wordsmith (No longer online)
  2. Earthquake Image Glossary (No longer online)
  3. Quaternary: Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics
  4. Quaternary: USGS Paleontology Glossary of Terms
  5. Atmospheric Chemistry and Air Quality (No longer online)

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. quaternary: Urban Dictionary

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Rane Professional Audio Reference (No longer online)

(Note: See quaternaries as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (Quaternary)

adjective:  Of fourth rank or order.
adjective:  Of a mathematical expression containing e.g. x⁴.
adjective:  Relating to or in number base four.
adjective:  (organic chemistry) quaternary ammonium.
adjective:  (inorganic chemistry) Composed of four elements.
noun:  (chemistry) A quaternary compound.
noun:  (geology) The Quaternary period or the system of deposits laid down during it.
noun:  (geology) The geological period of the Cenozoic Era immediately following the Tertiary. It is subdivided into the Pleistocene and the Holocene Epochs.
noun:  Alternative letter-case form of quaternary. [(chemistry) A quaternary compound.]

Similar:

Opposite:

Types:

Phrases:

Adjectives:
Word origin

Words similar to quaternary

Usage examples for quaternary

Idioms related to quaternary

Wikipedia articles (New!)

Popular adjectives describing quaternary

Popular nouns described by quaternary

Words that often appear near quaternary

Rhymes of quaternary

Invented words related to quaternary

Similar:

Opposite:

Types:

Phrases:

Adjectives:



Writing poetry or lyrics? You can find related words that match a given meter.
This feature is permanently available from the "Related words" tab and from the Thesaurus.





Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Compound Your Joy   Threepeat   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Help


Our daily word games Threepeat and Compound Your Joy are going strong. Bookmark and enjoy!