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tern

/tɜːn/

/tɜrn/

ternnoun

terns

/tɜːn/

/tɜrn/

Translations

крачка

The tern flew gracefully over the ocean.

Крачка грациозно летела над океаном.

Additional translations

чеграва

крачка обыкновенная

Definitions

A seabird of the family Laridae, typically smaller and more slender than a gull, with a forked tail and long pointed wings, often found in coastal regions.

The tern gracefully swooped down to catch a fish from the ocean's surface.

A set or group of three; a triad.

The poet organized his verses into terns to echo the theme of trinity.

Synonyms

seabird

gull

sterna

ternadjective

/tɜːn/

/tɝn/

Rare; used to describe something consisting of three parts or occurring in threes.

Definitions

Consisting of three; triple; threefold.

The molecule forms a tern compound with two different metals.