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ˈthree-way, a.
a. Having, or connected with, three ways, roads, or channels; situated where three ways meet. Also, involving three participants. three-way cock, three-way valve, one with an inlet and two alternative outlets. three-way mirror, one with three panels to provide a view from three different angles, and often forming part of a dressing-table suite.
1587Fleming Contn. Holinshed III. 1338/2 His highnesse passing foorth still beyond the place called the Threewaieleet, came to the street named Hwiuetterstreet, that is to say, the chandellors street. 1603,1674–91[see leet n.3]. 1633Ames Agst. Cerem. ii. 325 To have set up Altars of devotion at every three-way-leet. 1838Civil Eng. & Arch. Jrnl. I. 189/2 Five three-way cocks and their appendages. 1884Coues Key N. Amer. Birds (ed. 2) 190 This curious extra-vestibular chamber, which may be named the trivia, or ‘three-way’ place. 1888Lockwood Dict. Mech. Engineering Terms, Three-way-cock..for diverting the liquid from the inlet branch into two different directions at pleasure. 1907Installation News June 11/2 This necessitates a three-way distribution board. 1961Webster s.v., A three-way profit split, a three-way play-off. 1964McCall's Sewing v. 60/2 If you can arrange a three-way mirror it will be even better. 1967Economist 29 Apr. 459/1 The slogan of ‘three-way alliances’ was coined [in China] three months ago. 1978Lancashire Life Oct. 143/2 (caption) With a threeway mirror, concealed lighting and a matching stool it is about {pstlg}154. 1979Tuscon (Arizona) Citizen 20 Sept. 9d/1 Billie Harper won the second flight with 38, followed by a three⁓way tie at 41 between Ann Pearsall, Lori Emery and Mary Stewart. 1983Daily Tel. 27 Oct. 21/2 A three-way merger among property groups could result in a new company with combined assets of around {pstlg}700 million.
b. Of a loudspeaker: having three separate drive units for different frequency ranges.
1960C. Brown Introd. Hi-Fi iv. 91 Small horn⁓loaded diaphragm loudspeakers are used in some two- and three-way systems of the direct radiator type (i.e. all units facing the listener). 1972N.Y. Times 3 Nov. 10/4 (Advt.), One of the finest 3-way speaker systems available... Contains a 10{pp} woofer, 5{pp} direct radiating mid-range element and Sonodome ultra-tweeter. |