Defn: Divided nearly to the base into three segments or lobes.
TRIPARTIBLE
Tri*part"i*ble, a.
Defn: Divisible into three parts.
TRIPARTIENT
Tri*par"tient, a. Etym: [See Tripartite.] (Arith.)
Defn: Dividing into three parts; — said of a number which exactly divides another into three parts.
TRIPARTITE Trip"ar*tite, a. Etym: [L. tripartitus; tri- (see Tri-) + partitus, p. p. of partiri to part, to divide. See Part, v. i.]
1. Divided into three parts; triparted; as, a tripartite leaf.
2. Having three corresponding parts or copies; as, to make indentures tripartite. A. Smith.
3. Made between three parties; as, a tripartite treaty.
TRIPARTITELY
Trip`ar*tite*ly, adv.