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triple
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)
- Made up of three related elements, often matching
- Of three times the quantity.
- Designed for three users.
- Folded in three; composed of three layers.
- Having three aspects.
- (music) Of time, three times as fast as very fast.
- (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)
- Three times or thrice the number, amount, size, etc
- (informal) A drink with three portions of alcohol.
- I've had a hard day; make that a triple.
- (US) A hamburger with three patties.
- I'd like a triple with cheese.
- (baseball) A three-base hit
- The shortstop hit a triple to lead off the ninth.
- (basketball) A three-point field goal
- (curling) A takeout shot in which three stones are removed from play.
- (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)
- To multiply by three
- The company tripled their earnings per share over last quarter.
- (baseball) To get a three-base hit
- The batter tripled into the gap.
- To become three times as large
- Our earnings have tripled in the last year.
- 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.
- 1982, Popular Mechanics, Best tools for your electronics workbench (volume 157, number 1, page 106, January 1982)
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)
- triple
Noun
triple m (plural triples)
- (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)
- triple
- (music) thirty-second note
Derived terms
- point triple
- triple croche
- triple jeu
- triple saut
- triplement
Noun
triple m (plural triples)
- (baseball) triple
Verb
triple
- inflection of tripler:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “triple” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Adjective
triple
- feminine plural of triplo
Anagrams
- peltri
Latin
Numeral
triple
- vocative masculine singular of triplus
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
triple
- definite singular of trippel
- plural of trippel
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
triple
- definite singular of trippel
- plural of trippel
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin triplus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?t?iple/, [?t??i.ple]
Adjective
triple (plural triples)
- triple
- threefold
- three-way
Derived terms
- salto triple
- triple diosa
- triple salto
Anagrams
- reptil, pretil
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triplet
English
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Noun
triplet (plural triplets)
- A group of three.
- One of a group of three.
- One of a group of three siblings born at the same time to the same mother.
- (music) A group of three notes played or written where two notes would ordinarily be; a form of tuplet.
- (physics) A triquark.
- (physics) A quantum state with three allowed projections for the spin.
- A constructed gem consisting of a thin slice of natural opal sandwiched between a clear glass or quartz top and a synthetic or stone backing that enhances the colour of the opal.
Synonyms
- (group of three): threesome, triad; see also Thesaurus:trio
- (one of a group of three siblings born at the same time): threeling
Translations
See also
- threesome
- trio
- triptych
- twin
Anagrams
- pretilt
French
Etymology
triple +? -et
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t?i.pl?/
Noun
triplet m (plural triplets)
- (mathematics, biology, architecture) triplet, group of three things
Further reading
- “triplet” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Romanian
Etymology
From French triplet.
Noun
triplet n (plural triplete)
- triplet
Declension
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