tertiaries

Body-adjacent flight feathers

Tertiaries are things ranked third in a sequence or hierarchy.

In ornithology, tertiaries are the innermost flight feathers on a bird's wing, positioned after the primaries and secondaries.

In other contexts, tertiaries may refer to third-level categories, colors mixed from secondaries, or members of Catholic third orders—lay people affiliated with religious communities like Franciscans.

color

pigment

Color-imparting material

gray · olive · rust · mauve · taupe · chartreuse · burgundy · teal · coral · amber

subtle

nuance

Slight shade of difference

trace · suggestion · shading · subtext · undercurrent · inference · connotation · background · peripheral · subdued

ripple

consequences

Results of actions taken

influence · repercussions · aftermath · cascade · secondary effects · knock-on effect · indirect · downstream · peripheral · feedback loop

art

color mixing

Combining hues to create new ones

composition · impressionism · palette · watercolor · oil paint · acrylic · pastel · layering · glazing · underpainting

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wing feather position

tertiariesprimaries

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secondaries · principals · fundamentals · essentials · priorities

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