tern vs trine

tern

noun
  • A thing with three components; a set of three things. 

  • Any of various seabirds of the subfamily Sternidae (of the family Laridae) that are similar to gulls but are smaller and have a forked tail. 

adj
  • Consisting of three components; ternate, threefold, triple. 

trine

noun
  • A group of three things. 

  • An aspect of two astrological bodies when 120° apart. 

adj
  • Triple; threefold. 

  • Denoting the aspect of two celestial bodies which are 120° apart. 

verb
  • To put in the aspect of a trine. 

How often have the words tern and trine occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )