trine

Meanings

Adjective

• Triple; threefold.
• Denoting the aspect of two celestial bodies which are 120° apart.

Noun

• A group of three things.
• An aspect of two astrological bodies when 120° apart.

Verb

• To put in the aspect of a trine.
• To hang; To execute (someone) by suspension from the neck.
• To go.

Origin

• From Middle English trine, from Middle French trin, from Latin trīnus.
• From Middle English trynen, from North Germanic; compare Old Swedish trina.