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Tierce used in a sentence

Tierce in a sentence as a noun

I should follow up and say that I learned that this unit has already been referred to under the name "tierce", although it's not at all common. It could also be useful for measuring latency of Internet connections, although these have commonly gotten faster over time and many latencies can be under a tierce. On the other hand, the round-trip latency to a satellite in geostationary orbit is about 14 tierces.

Tierce definitions

noun

the third canonical hour; about 9 a.m.

See also: terce

noun

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

See also: three trio threesome leash troika triad trine trinity ternary

noun

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole; "it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement"

See also: one-third third