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three-pronged — adjective having three prongs • Similar to: ↑divided … Useful english dictionary
Pronged — Pronged, a. Having prongs or projections like the tines of a fork; as, a three pronged fork. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Three — (thr[=e]), a. [OE. [thorn]re, [thorn]reo, [thorn]ri, AS. [thorn]r[=i], masc., [thorn]re[ o], fem. and neut.; akin to OFries. thre, OS. thria, threa, D. drie, G. drei, OHG. dr[=i], Icel. [thorn]r[=i]r, Dan. & Sw. tre, Goth. [thorn]reis, Lith. trys … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
-pronged — [[t] prɒŋd, AM prɔːŋd[/t]] COMB in ADJ: ADJ n A two pronged or three pronged attack, plan, or approach has two or three parts. ...a two pronged attack on the recession... The bank has a three pronged strategy for recovery … English dictionary
pronged — /prɒŋd/ (say prongd) adjective 1. having prongs, or especially, having a particular number of prongs as in three pronged fork. 2. having a number of lines of approach as in three pronged attack …
Three Kingdoms — The Three Kingdoms period (zh tsp|t=三國|s=三国|p=Sānguó) is a period in the history of China, part of an era of disunity called the Six Dynasties following immediately the loss of de facto power of the Han Dynasty emperors. In a strict academic… … Wikipedia
pronged — adjective Having (a specified number or type of) prongs three pronged … Wiktionary
three dimensional — Synonyms and related words: 3 D, broad bodied, bulky, bullnecked, coarse, corpulent, crass, cubic, deltoid, dense, dimensional, fat, flat, fourth dimensional, full, full bodied, gross, heavy, heavyset, massive, microscopic, panchromatic, photo,… … Moby Thesaurus
pronged — adjective 1. having prongs or tines; usually used in combination a three tined fork • Syn: ↑tined • Similar to: ↑divided 2. resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches the biramous appendages of an arthropod … Useful english dictionary
tridentate — Three toothed; three pronged. SYN: trident. [tri + L. dentatus, toothed] * * * tri·den·tate (tri denґtāt) three pronged … Medical dictionary
