triad

  1. Noun.  A grouping of three.
  2. Noun.  (music) A chord consisting of a root tone, the tone two degrees higher, and the tone four degrees higher in a given scale.
  3. Noun.  (electronics) on a CRT display, A group of three neighbouring phosphor dots, coloured green, red, and blue.
  4. Noun.  A collective term that describes many branches of the underground society based in Hong Kong.

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