plural of top tier

(computing) The automatic movement of data between storage locations based on how often it has been accessed, in order to optimize performance.

plural of leaf tier

plural of tiercel

(music) a major third in the final tonic chord of a minor-key passage, a device mostly used in Baroque, although occasionally in Classical music, and then adopted much later on in neoclassicism.

(obsolete) A third. / (religion, Roman Catholicism) Synonym of terce: the third canonical hour or its service.

plural of tierce

(falconry) A male hawk or falcon.

plural of tiercelet

Alternative form of tercelet