单词 | trichotomy |
释义 | trichotomy[ trih-kot-uh-mee ] / trɪˈkɒt ə mi / SEE SYNONYMS FOR trichotomy ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural tri·chot·o·mies.division into three parts, classes, categories, etc. an instance of such a division, as in thought, structure, or object. the three-part division of human beings into body, spirit, and soul. Origin of trichotomy1600–10; <New Latin trichotomia<Greek trích(a) in three parts + New Latin -tomia-tomy OTHER WORDS FROM trichotomytrich·o·tom·ic [trik-uh-tom-ik], /ˌtrɪk əˈtɒm ɪk/, tri·chot·o·mous, adjectivetri·chot·o·mous·ly, adverbWords nearby trichotomytrichosporosis, trichostasis spinulosa, trichothecene, trichothiodystrophy, trichotillomania, trichotomy, trichotomy property, -trichous, trichroic, trichroism, trichromat Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for trichotomytrichotomy / (traɪˈkɒtəmɪ) / noun plural -miesdivision into three categories theol the division of man into body, spirit, and soul Derived forms of trichotomytrichotomic (ˌtrɪkəˈtɒmɪk) or trichotomous, adjectivetrichotomously, adverbWord Origin for trichotomyC17: probably from New Latin trichotomia, from Greek trikhotomein to divide into three, from trikha triple + temnein to cut Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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