Definition of ternaries:
(adj) :
Made up of three things.
(adj) :
Arranged in groups of three.
(adj) :
(programming) Of an operator taking three operands.
(adj) :
(arithmetic) To the base three.
(adj) :
(arithmetic) Having three variables.
(adj) :
(chemistry) Containing, or consisting of, three different parts, as elements, atoms, groups, or radicals, which are regarded as having different functions or relations in the molecule.