Tri Prefix – Meaning, words with Prefix Tri

Tri prefix meaning

The prefix "tri" means three.

 

Words with prefix tri

Here are a few commonly used words which have prefix tri. The meanings of the words are also given for the convenience of students

  1. Tri + colour = Tricolour. Having three colours.
  2. Tri + angular = Triangular. Having three sides and three corners; shaped like a triangle
  3. Tri + cycle = Tricycle. A vehicle similar to a bicycle but having three wheels.
  4. Tri + logy = Trilogy. A group of three related novels, plays, films, etc.
  5. Tri + lingual = Trilingual. Speaking three languages fluently
  6. Tri + sect = Trisect. Divide something into three parts, typically three equal parts
  7. Tri + pod = Tripod. A three-legged stand for supporting a camera or other apparatus

Tri + gonometry = Trigonometry. The branch of mathematics dealing with the relations of the sides and angles of the triangle

 

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