triadic (triadik)

and n. [ A triad of activities corresponding to the triadic nature The Independent, June 26, 1862. of God. 2. In chem., trivalent; triatomic.-3. In anc. pros.: (a) Comprising three different rhythms or meters: as, the triadic epiploce. (b) Consisting of pericopes, or groups of systems, each of which contains three unlike systems: as, a triadic poem.-4. In the Gr. Ch., addre ed to or in honor of the Trinity: as, a triadic canon. II. n. A sum of products of three vectors. n. reciprocally related to the Arch i me dean truncated dodecahedron. See solid, II., 2, fig. 20. tri a kis octahedral (tri a-kis-ok-ta-hedral), a. [ IMG:content-0837.png:[graphic] All thy vexations Were but my trials of thy love, and thou Hast strangely stood the test. Shak ., Tempest, iv. 1. 6. 2. The act of trying or making an effort; a seeking to do or effect something; a determining e ay or attempt. Thy fear, said Zephon bold, Will save us trial what the least can do Single against thee. Milton , P. L., iv. 855. 3. A test of superiority; a contest; a competition. But let your fair eyes and gentle wishes go with me to my trial. Shak., As you Like it, i. 2. 199. 4. The state of being tried; probation by the experience or suffering of something; subjection to or endurance of affliction. Others had trial of cruel mockings and scour gings. Heb. xi. 36. That which purifies us is trial , and trial is by what is contrary. Milton , Areopagitica. 5. That which tries or afflicts; a trying circumstance or condition; a hardship; an affliction. O, but he was a conspicuous trial in our lot-a source of manifold woe to us all! J. T. Fields , Underbrush, p. 69. 6. In law , the judicial investigation and determination of the i ues between parties; that part of a litigation which consists in the examination by the court of the point in controversy, the hearing of the evidence, if any, and the determination of the controversy, or final submi ion of the cause for such determination. Whether the word includes the preliminary steps of the hearing, such as the impaneling of the jury, and the conclusion reached or the rendering of the decision, depends on the connection in which it is used. "When used of a criminal cause, trial commonly means the proceedings in open court after the pleadings fin composer of a triad or triads. See triad, 4. triæne (trī'en), n. [NL. triæna, triaclet, n. An obsolete form of treacle . triacontahedral (tri-a-kon-ta-hedral), a . [ τριάκοντα , thirty (= L. triginta = E. thirty ), + έδρα, seat, base, + -al .] 1. Having thirty sides.-2. In crystal., bounded by thirty an anatriæne ; with porrect arms, a protriæne; rhombs.