Kata bahasa Indonesia
English word
CIDE DICTIONARY
Tri-, [Gr. tri- or L. tri-, sometimes through French; akin to L. tres three, and E. three. See Three.].
- A prefix meaning three, thrice, threefold; as in tricolored, tridentate. [1913 Webster]
- A prefix (also used adjectively) denoting three proportional or combining part, or the third degree of that to the name of which it is prefixed; as in trisulphide, trioxide, trichloride. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Tri-, comb. form forming nouns and adjectives meaning:
1 three or three times.
2 Chem. (forming the names of compounds) containing three atoms or groups of a specified kind (triacetate).
1 three or three times.
2 Chem. (forming the names of compounds) containing three atoms or groups of a specified kind (triacetate).
Etymology
L & Gk f. L tres, Gk treis three