trine Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
    deuce-ace; trio; triplet; tercet; tierce; troika; three; trey; 3; ternion; ternary; triad; threesome; leash; III; trinity; terzetto.

WordNet

Trine adjective
Etymology
See Trinal.
Definitions
  1. Threefold; triple; as, trine dimensions, or length, breadth, and thickness.
Trine noun
Etymology
F. trine, trin. See Trinal.
Definitions
  1. (Astrol.) The aspect of planets distant from each other 120 degrees, or one third of the zodiac; trigon.
    In sextile, square, and trine. Milton.
  2. A triad; trinity. R.
    A single trine of brazen tortoises. Mrs. Browning.
    Eternal One, Almighty Trine! Keble.
Trine transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To put in the aspect of a trine. R.
    By fortune he [Saturn] was now to Venus trined. Dryden.

Webster 1913