Day 171
07 Dec 2021

triad

/ˈtɹaɪ.æd/

noun
A grouping of three.A word of three syllables.A branch of a Chinese underground criminal society, mostly based in Hong Kong.On a CRT display, a group of three neighbouring phosphor dots, coloured green, red, and blue.A chord consisting of a root tone, the tone two degrees higher, and the tone four degrees higher in a given scale.