Lesson 23: Latin Number Base tri = three

What is the definition of triceratops?

• a dinosaur with three horns on its head

• a polygon with three angles and three sides

• an athlete who competes in three events such as running, swimming, and cycling

• consisting of three states in a region

What is the definition of triathlete?

• fluent in three languages

• an athlete who competes in three events such as running, swimming, and cycling

• a bus with three decks; a sandwich with three slices of bread

• a three legged stand

What is the definition of a triple-decker?

• a single play in baseball that achieves three outs

• a polygon with three angles and three sides

• a bus with three decks; a sandwich with three slices of bread

• having three colors

What is the definition of a triangle?

• a competition in three sports

• three children from a single birth

• a three wheeled vehicle

• a polygon with three angles and three sides

What is the definition of a tricycle?

• a three wheeled vehicle

• an airplane with three pairs of wings

• fluent in three languages

• a single play in baseball that achieves three outs

What is the definition of a triple-play?

• a three legged stand

• a single play in baseball that achieves three outs

• three children from a single birth

• a dinosaur with three horns on its head

What is the definition of triplets?

• an airplane with three pairs of wings

• a three legged stand

• three children from a single birth

• having three colors

What is the definition of a tripod?

• eyeglasses with three focal points in each lens

• a three wheeled vehicle

• a bus with three decks; a sandwich with three slices of bread

• a three legged stand

What is the definition of trilingual?

• fluent in three languages

• having three angles and three sides

• a dinosaur with three horns on its head

• having three units or members

What is the definition of triple?

• a word with three syllables

• having three units or members

• a three legged stand

• a three wheeled vehicle