English Explanatory Dictionary

tetrachotomy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Division of a whole into four parts.
  2. Quaternary classification.
  3. tetralemma

Pronunciation

tĕtrəkŏʹtəmĭ /tɛtɹəˈkɒtəmɪ/

Word forms

tetrachotomy tetrachotomies

Etymology

From τέτραχα (tétrakha, “quadripartite”) + -otomy.

Derived words

tetrachotomous
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on T Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary