different between triple vs treble

English

Etymology

From Middle English triple (also þripell), from Latin triplus. Doublet of treble.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?t??p?l/, /?t??pl/
• Rhymes: -?p?l

Adjective

triple (not comparable)

1. Made up of three related elements, often matching

2. Of three times the quantity.

3. Designed for three users.

4. Folded in three; composed of three layers.
5. Having three aspects.

6. (music) Of time, three times as fast as very fast.
7. (obsolete) One of three; third.

Synonyms

• (made up of three related elements): tern, treble; see also Thesaurus:triple
• (three times the quantity): threefold, thrissome; see also Thesaurus:threefold

Derived terms

• triple-barrelled
• triple valve

Related terms

• duple
• treble

Translations

Noun

triple (plural triples)

1. Three times or thrice the number, amount, size, etc
2. (informal) A drink with three portions of alcohol.

   I've had a hard day; make that a triple.

3. (US) A hamburger with three patties.

   I'd like a triple with cheese.

4. (baseball) A three-base hit

   The shortstop hit a triple to lead off the ninth.

5. (basketball) A three-point field goal
6. (curling) A takeout shot in which three stones are removed from play.
7. (mathematics, computing) A sequence of three elements or 3-tuple.

Hyponyms

• (computing): Hoare triple

Derived terms

• triplestore

Translations

Verb

triple (third-person singular simple present triples, present participle tripling, simple past and past participle tripled)

1. To multiply by three

   The company tripled their earnings per share over last quarter.

2. (baseball) To get a three-base hit

   The batter tripled into the gap.

3. To become three times as large

   Our earnings have tripled in the last year.

4. To serve or operate as (something), in addition to two other functions.
   • 1982, Popular Mechanics, Best tools for your electronics workbench (volume 157, number 1, page 106, January 1982)

     Radio Shack's All-Purpose Crimper/Cutter ($9.95) doubles as a wire stripper and triples as a bolt cutter.

Translations

See also

• treble
• triple jump
• triple sec
• triple goddess

Anagrams

• Pirtle, Tipler, let rip, prelit, tripel

Catalan

Etymology

Latin triplus

Adjective

triple (masculine and feminine plural triples)

1. triple

Noun

triple m (plural triples)

1. (sports) triple, treble, hat trick

Further reading

• “triple” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

French

Etymology

Semi-learned term resulting from a modification, under the influence of the Latin etymology, of Old French treble, itself from Latin triplus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t?ipl/

Adjective

triple (plural triples)

1. triple
2. (music) thirty-second note

Derived terms

• point triple
• triple croche
• triple jeu
• triple saut
• triplement

Noun

triple m (plural triples)

1. (baseball) triple

Verb

triple

1. inflection of tripler:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “triple” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Adjective

triple

1. feminine plural of triplo

Anagrams

• peltri

Latin

Numeral

triple

1. vocative masculine singular of triplus

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

triple

1. definite singular of trippel
2. plural of trippel

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

triple

1. definite singular of trippel
2. plural of trippel

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin triplus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t?iple/, [?t??i.ple]

Adjective

triple (plural triples)

1. triple
2. threefold
3. three-way

Derived terms

• salto triple
• triple diosa
• triple salto

Anagrams

• reptil, pretil

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t??b?l/
• Rhymes: -?b?l

Etymology 1

From Middle English treble, from Old French treble, from Latin triplus. Doublet of triple.

Adjective

treble (not comparable)

1. (music) Pertaining to the highest singing voice or part in harmonized music; soprano.
2. High in pitch; shrill.
3. (rare) Threefold, triple.
   • 1837 Penny Cyclopedia, vol. 7, s.v. "Constantinople":

     The treble walls and ditches on the land side [...] diminish the extent of ground covered with houses.

Synonyms

• (high in pitch): high-pitched, strident
• (triple): see also Thesaurus:triple

Antonyms

• (music) bass
• (maths) third

Related terms

• treble clef
• treble staff

Adverb

treble (not comparable)

1. Trebly; triply.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of J. Fletcher to this entry?)

Synonyms

• thrice, threefold; see also Thesaurus:thrice

Noun

treble (plural trebles)

1. (music) The highest singing voice (especially as for a boy) or part in musical composition.
2. (music) A person or instrument having a treble voice or pitch; a boy soprano.
3. The highest tuned in a ring of bells.
4. Any high-pitched or shrill voice or sound.
5. A threefold quantity or number; something having three parts or having been tripled.
6. A drink with three portions of alcohol.
7. (darts) Any of the narrow areas enclosed by the two central circles on a dartboard, worth three times the usual value of the segment.
8. (sports) Three goals, victories, awards etc. in a given match or season.
   • 2014, Jacob Steinberg, "Wigan shock Manchester City in FA Cup again to reach semi-finals", The Guardian, 9 March 2014:

     As for City, a domestic treble is off the cards and they must haul themselves off the floor quickly with the second leg of their last-16 Champions League tie against Barcelona on Wednesday.

Translations

Verb

treble (third-person singular simple present trebles, present participle trebling, simple past and past participle trebled)

1. (transitive) To multiply by three; to make into three parts, layers, or thrice the amount.
2. (intransitive) To become multiplied by three or increased threefold.
3. (intransitive) To make a shrill or high-pitched noise.
4. (transitive) To utter in a treble key; to whine.
   • 1618, George Chapman, A Hymn to Hermes

     He outrageously / (When I accused him) trebled his reply.

Synonyms

• (multiply by three): triple; see also Thesaurus:treble
• (make a high-pitched noise): keen, screech, shrill
• (utter in a treble key): whine

Translations

Etymology 2

Noun

treble (plural trebles)

1. Alternative form of tribble (“frame for drying paper”)

Anagrams

• Belter, Beltre, Elbert, Lebert, belter

Old French

Etymology

From Latin triplus.

Adjective

treble m (oblique and nominative feminine singular treble)

1. treble; triple
   • 1314, H. de Mondeville, Chirurgie, page 24, 3rd column, lines 9-12

     L'utilité […] est treble

     The usefulness […] is treble

Descendants

• ? Middle English: treble
  • English: treble

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (treble)