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English

Etymology

, from triplus.

Pronunciation


Adjective

  1. Made up of three related elements, often matching
  2. : The triple markings on this vase are quite unique.
  3. Three times the quantity
  4. : Give me a triple serving of mashed potatoes.


Related terms


Translations

Noun

  1. A drink with three portions of alcohol.
  2. : I've had a hard day, make that a triple.
  3. A hamburger with three patty|patties.
  4. : I'd like a triple with cheese.
  5. A three-base hit
  6. : The shortstop hit a triple to lead off the ninth.
  7. A takeout shot in which three stones are removed from play.
  8. A sequence of three elements; 3-tuple.


Translations

Verb

  1. To multiply by three
  2. : The company tripled their earnings per share over last quarter.
  3. To get a three-base hit
  4. : The batter tripled into the gap.


Translations

See also


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French

Etymology

From triplus.

Noun

  1. #Noun|triple


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Italian

Adjective

triple

  1. Feminine plural form of triplo


Category:Italian adjective forms

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Spanish

Adjective

  1. #English|triple


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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Triple \Tri"ple\, a. [L. triplus; tri- (see Tri-) + -plus, as
in duplus double: cf. F. triple. See Double, and cf.
Treble.]
1. Consisting of three united; multiplied by three;
threefold; as, a triple knot; a triple tie.
[1913 Webster]

By thy triple shape as thou art seen. --Dryden.
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2. Three times repeated; treble. See Treble.
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3. One of three; third. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Triple crown, the crown, or tiara, of the pope. See
Tiara, 2.

Triple-expansion steam engine, a compound steam engine in
which the same steam performs work in three cylinders
successively.

Triple measure (Mus.), a measure of tree beats of which
first only is accented.

Triple ratio (Math.), a ratio which is equal to 3.

Triple salt (Chem.), a salt containing three distinct basic
atoms as radicals; thus, microcosmic salt is a triple
salt.

Triple star (Astron.), a system of three stars in close
proximity.

Triple time (Mus.), that time in which each measure is
divided into three equal parts.

Triple valve, in an automatic air brake for railroad cars,
the valve under each car, by means of which the brake is
controlled by a change of pressure in the air pipe leading
from the locomotive.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Triple \Tri"ple\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tripled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Tripling.] [Cf. F. tripler. See Triple, a.]
To make threefold, or thrice as much or as many; to treble;
as, to triple the tax on coffee.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet triple
adj 1: having three units or components or elements; "a ternary
operation"; "a treble row of red beads"; "overcrowding
made triple sessions necessary"; "triple time has
three beats per measure"; "triplex windows" [syn: ternary,
treble, triplex]
2: three times as great or many; "a claim for treble (or
triple) damages"; "a threefold increase" [syn: treble, threefold]
n 1: a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base
[syn: three-base hit, three-bagger]
2: a quantity that is three times as great as another
v 1: increase threefold; "Triple your income!" [syn: treble]
2: hit a three-base hit
Moby Dictionary
accelerate , aggravate , beef up , blow up , complicate , concentrate ,
condense , consolidate , cube , deepen , deltoid , double , enhance ,
exacerbate , exaggerate , fan-shaped , heat up , heighten , hop up ,
hot up , intensify , jazz up , key up , magnify , make complex ,
multiply by three , ramify , redouble , reinforce , sharpen , soup up ,
step up , strengthen , tern , ternal , ternary , ternate , three ,
three-in-one , three-ply , threefold , threesome , treble , triadic ,
trial , triangular , trilogic , trinal , trine , trinity , trio , triplex ,
triplicate , triumvirate , triune , troika , whet


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