What does «tríada» mean in Spanish?
- A set of three beings or things closely related to each other.
Examples of use in Spanish: "la tríada de filósofos: Sócrates, Platón y Aristóteles".
- A set of three typical symptoms of a disease.
- A group of three chemical elements located in each column of the periodic system.
Examples of use in Spanish: "el neón, el argón y xenón forman una tríada con propiedades similares entre sí".
- In polytheistic religions and those that claim to be monotheistic, grouping of three gods. For example, the three Fates; the Brahmanic Trimurti; the Osirian triad: Osiris, Isis and Horus; Babylonian triad: Bel, Ea and Anu, etc.
Examples of use in Spanish: "tríada divina: Dios, Jesús y Espíritu Santo".
"Las tríadas egipcias solían reflejar el equilibrio cósmico mediante el conjunto familiar padre-madre-hijo".
- In music, it is the chord of three notes separated by a third.
- A term that groups together various criminal organizations of Chinese origin based in Hong Kong, Taiwan and mainland China, although with worldwide interference, originating in the 18th century to the present day. Some of these triads have names such as 14K, Sun Yee On, Big Circle Boys, Wo Shing Wo, etc. They are involved in human trafficking, counterfeiting, sweatshops, prostitution, etc.
- A set of three major regions that dominate the world economy and politics. They are basically North America (USA and Canada), Western Europe (European Union, Norway and Switzerland) and Asia-Pacific (Japan and South Korea). These regions accounted for 80% of world trade. As of 2010, they accounted for 54.5% of world GDP, a share that is expected to drop to 28.4% by 2050. The so-called BRICS countries (China, Russia, India, Brazil and South Africa) will increase their share from 28% in 2010 to 32.6% in 2050.