The difference between Triad and Trine

When used as nouns, triad means a grouping of three, whereas trine means a group of three things.

Trine is also verb with the meaning: to put in the aspect of a trine.

Trine is also adjective with the meaning: triple.

check bellow for the other definitions of Triad and Trine

  1. Triad as a noun:

    A grouping of three.

  2. Triad as a noun (music):

    A chord consisting of a root tone, the tone two degrees higher, and the tone four degrees higher in a given scale.

  3. Triad as a noun (electronics):

    on a CRT display, a group of three neighbouring phosphor dots, coloured green, red, and blue.

  4. Triad as a noun:

    A branch of a Chinese underground criminal society, mostly based in Hong Kong.

  1. Trine as an adjective:

    Triple; threefold.

  2. Trine as an adjective (astrology):

    Denoting the aspect of two celestial bodies which are 120 apart.

  1. Trine as a noun:

    A group of three things.

  2. Trine as a noun (astrology):

    An aspect of two astrological bodies when 120 apart.

  1. Trine as a verb (transitive, astrology):

    To put in the aspect of a trine.

  2. Trine as a verb (obsolete, UK, thieves):

    To hang; To execute (someone) by suspension from the neck.

  3. Trine as a verb (obsolete, UK, thieves):

    To go.

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