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triple en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• [ˈtɹɪp.l̩] (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈtɹɪp.əl/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• [ˈt̠͡ɹ̠̊ɪp.l̩] (Australia)
• (US) audio
• /ˈtɹɪp.əl/ (Australia)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Made up of three related elements, often matching
   • The triple markings on this vase are quite unique.
2. (not-comparable) Of three times the quantity; treble.
   • Give me a triple serving of mashed potatoes.
3. (not-comparable) Designed for three users.
   • a triple room
4. (not-comparable) Folded in three; composed of three layers.
5. (not-comparable) Having three aspects.
   • a triple meaning
6. (not-comparable) Of time, three times as fast as very fast.
7. (not-comparable, obsolete) One of three; third.
   • the third payes for all: the triples sir , is a good tripping measure c. 1601–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or What You Will”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]:

Deriveds

scalar triple product · triplefin · triple bond · triple threat · triplefold · subtriple · triple down · triple-full · triple point · triplewise · triple century · triple bluff · triple oppression · triple goddess · triple bar · triple jumper · triple witching hour · triple triple · triple contrabass viol · triple-decker · triple fault · triple X syndrome · triple agent · triple time · triple-A · tripleton · triple burner · triple warmer · triple-barrelled · triple acrostic · triple single · triple A · triple stop · triple barrel · triple X · triple witching · triplethink · tripledemic · triple-team · triple-entendre · triple-triple · triple lock · triple-blind · triple brackets · tripletail · triple A syndrome · triple-hat · triple check · triple whammy · triple feature · triple-lock · circumtriple · triple star system · triple jump · triple test · trifficult · triple entendre · triple energizer · triple threater · triple option · triple science · triple-double · triple star · triple malt · triple-SIM · triple nine · triple valve · triple play · triple parentheses · triple sec · triple-click · triple-threater · triple equals · tripleness · triple combination · triple-tail · triple seven · triple-header · triple-masted · triple T · triple bill · triple nelson · triple E · t · triple bogey · triple-stranded · triple double · triple-jumper · triple seat · triple-negative · triple reassortant · triple harp · triple crown · triple O · triple dog dare · triple-E · triple-alpha process · triple SIM · triple-headed

Hypernyms

plural

Hyponyms

trinal · triplex

Relateds

treble · duple

Synonyms

triple · trine · ternary · trinary · thrissome · threefold (three times the quantity) · triadic · treble · tern (made up of three related elements)

Translations (111)

ar ثُلَاثِيّ (designed for three users) · it triplo (made up of three related elements) · eu hirukoitz (made up of three related elements) · es tríplice (three times the quantity) · pl potrójny (three times the quantity) · ar ثُلَاثِيّ (made up of three related elements) · uk потрі́йний (made up of three related elements) · fi kolmitasoinen (composed of three layers) · pt triplo (made up of three related elements) · es tríplice (made up of three related elements) · ko 삼중 (made up of three related elements) · cs trojitý (three times the quantity) · gl triplo (three times the quantity) · de dreifach (made up of three related elements) · cy tri (three times the quantity) · ja 三重 (made up of three related elements) · ru тройно́й (composed of three layers) · be трохкра́тны (three times the quantity) · ar ثُلَاثِيّ (composed of three layers) · bg триме́стен (designed for three users) · hi त्रि (made up of three related elements) · es triple (made up of three related elements) · hi तिगुना (three times the quantity) · ca ternari (composed of three layers) · mk трикратен (three times the quantity) · it triplo (three times the quantity) · cy triphlyg (made up of three related elements) · ru утро́енный (three times the quantity) · sv trippel- (made up of three related elements) · uk потрі́йний (three times the quantity) · ru тройно́й (having three aspects) · be трохразо́вы (three times the quantity) · cy tair (three times the quantity) · bg трисло́ен (composed of three layers) · sh тро̑јнӣ (made up of three related elements) · ca ternari ((music) three times as fast) · sq trefishtë (made up of three related elements) · fi tripla ((music) three times as fast) · ga triarach (three times the quantity) · fi kolmelle (designed for three users) · be трайны́ (made up of three related elements) · nb trippel (made up of three related elements) · ka სამმაგი (made up of three related elements) · oc triple (made up of three related elements) · ja 三重 (three times the quantity) · fr triple (three times the quantity) · ja 三層の (composed of three layers) · bg трикра́тен (three times the quantity) · fr triple ((music) three times as fast) · ms tiga ganda (three times the quantity) · be трыкро́тны (three times the quantity) · es triple (three times the quantity) · ja 三倍 (three times the quantity) · ru тройно́й (made up of three related elements) · th สามเท่า (made up of three related elements) · nl drievoudig (three times the quantity) · pdt dreefach (three times the quantity) · nn trippel (three times the quantity) · mk троен (made up of three related elements) · fr triple (having three aspects) · bg тро́ен (made up of three related elements) · ru трёхкра́тный (three times the quantity) · vi ba lần (made up of three related elements) · ga triarach (made up of three related elements) · be патро́йны (made up of three related elements) · la triplex (three times the quantity) · km បីដង (made up of three related elements) · da tredobbelt (made up of three related elements) · sk trojitý (made up of three related elements) · ru трёхсло́йный (composed of three layers) · be патро́йны (three times the quantity) · uk трійча́стий (made up of three related elements) · ka სამმაგი (three times the quantity) · sl trojen (made up of three related elements) · eo triobla (made up of three related elements) · cs trojitý (made up of three related elements) · fi kolmois- (having three aspects) · cmn 三重 (made up of three related elements) · ar ثُلَاثِيّ (three times the quantity) · fr triple (made up of three related elements) · uk триразо́вий (three times the quantity) · uk троєкра́тний (three times the quantity) · es tresdoble (made up of three related elements) · es triplo (three times the quantity) · pl potrójny (made up of three related elements) · ca triple (made up of three related elements) · ca triple (three times the quantity) · la triplus (three times the quantity) · sh trȏjnī (made up of three related elements) · nl driedubbel (three times the quantity) · cy triphlyg (three times the quantity) · cmn 三倍 (three times the quantity) · pl potrójny (composed of three layers) · ko 삼배 (three times the quantity) · ru трёхме́стный (designed for three users) · grc τριπλοῦς (made up of three related elements) · uk трої́стий (made up of three related elements) · pl potrójny (having three aspects) · pt triplo (three times the quantity) · nn trippel (made up of three related elements) · gl triplo (made up of three related elements) · ru троекра́тный (three times the quantity) · hi तिगना (three times the quantity) · uk трикра́тний (three times the quantity) · ru тройно́й (three times the quantity) · sk trojitý (three times the quantity) · pl trzyosobowy (designed for three users) · fi kolmois- (made up of three related elements) · fi kolminkertainen (three times the quantity) · nb trippel (three times the quantity) · es tresdoble (three times the quantity)

triple en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• [ˈtɹɪp.l̩] (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈtɹɪp.əl/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• [ˈt̠͡ɹ̠̊ɪp.l̩] (Australia)
• (US) audio
• /ˈtɹɪp.əl/ (Australia)

Etymology

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

Meanings

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. Three runs.
4. (US) A hamburger with three patties.
   • I'd like a triple with cheese.
5. A three-base hit.
   • The shortstop hit a triple to lead off the ninth.
6. A three-point field goal.
7. A takeout shot in which three stones are removed from play.
8. A sequence of three elements or 3-tuple.
9. (abbreviation, alt-of) Short for triple combination engine.
   alt of triple combination engine

Forms

Deriveds

Pythagorean triple · triplestore · eigentriple

Hyponyms

Hoare triple

Translations (24)

es triple (sequence of three elements) · es triple (Three times or triple the number, amount, size, etc) · fi tripla (sequence of three elements) · sk trojica (sequence of three elements) · fi kolmikko (sequence of three elements) · ca terna (sequence of three elements) · hi तिगुना (Three times or triple the number, amount, size, etc) · es trestanto (Three times or triple the number, amount, size, etc) · ca batada triple ((baseball) a three-base hit) · fr triple (sequence of three elements) · cs trojice (sequence of three elements) · fi tripla (a drink with three portions of alcohol) · ro triplu (sequence of three elements) · pt tripla (sequence of three elements) · es tresdoble (Three times or triple the number, amount, size, etc) · fr triple ((baseball) a three-base hit) · pl potrojenie (Three times or triple the number, amount, size, etc) · mi reatoru (Three times or triple the number, amount, size, etc) · fr triple (a drink with three portions of alcohol) · es triplo (Three times or triple the number, amount, size, etc) · ko 3루타 ((baseball) a three-base hit) · hi तिगना (Three times or triple the number, amount, size, etc) · ja 三重 (sequence of three elements) · it triplo (sequence of three elements)

triple en · VERB

Pronunciation

• [ˈtɹɪp.l̩] (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈtɹɪp.əl/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• [ˈt̠͡ɹ̠̊ɪp.l̩] (Australia)
• (US) audio
• /ˈtɹɪp.əl/ (Australia)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. To multiply by three.
   • The company tripled their earnings per share over last quarter.
2. 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.
   • Examination rooms contain shelves overstuffed with football helmets, autographed equipment and even rugby gear. If the office doubles as a mini-museum, it also triples as a minichapel. 2011, Mel LeCompte, The Tee Cotton Bowl:
   • Radio Shack's All-Purpose Crimper/Cutter ($9.95) doubles as a wire stripper and triples as a bolt cutter. 1982 January, Popular Mechanics, Best tools for your electronics workbench, volume 157, number 1, page 106:

Forms

Deriveds

triplet

Relateds

couple · centuplet · eightfold · twofold · tredecuplet · one of a hundred · heptad · quintuple · one of two · duodecuplet · septet · triplet · one of eight · solo · one of nine · trio · dyad · sevensome · twelvesome · sevenfold · centuple · one of four · ennead · triad · thirteensome · one of twelve · one of three · foursome · ninefold · nonet · multiplet · tenfold · eightsome · twelvefold · quadruple · septuple · nonuple · treble · sextuplet · pentuple · singleton · elevenfold · quintuplet · tensome · twosome · hundredsome · twin · sixsome · singlet · one of seven · hextuplet · quintet · pentuplet · monad · elevensome · sextet · one of many · duo · troika · thirteenfold · septuplet · heptuplet · octuplet · threefold · one of six · hextuple · one of ten · double · undecuplet · single · loner · one of thirteen · ninesome · hendecuplet · fivefold · octet · octad · one of eleven · only one · quartet · decad · decet · decuplet · pair · quadruplet · sixfold · doublet · one of five · octuple · a hundredfold · fourfold · duodecuple · tredecuple · sextuple · triple · decuple · heptuple · undecuple · fivesome · multiple · nonuplet · threesome · tetrad · hexad · pentad · hendecuple

Synonyms

treble

Translations (43)

fi triplata (to multiply by three) · gl triplicar (to multiply by three) · pt triplicar (to multiply by three) · ka სამმაგდება (to become three times as large) · it triplicare (to become three times as large) · hi तिगुना (to multiply by three) · ru утро́ить (to multiply by three) · cs ztrojnásobit (to multiply by three) · de sich verdreifachen (to become three times as large) · nl verdrievoudigen (to multiply by three) · fi kolminkertaistaa (to multiply by three) · pl potroić (to multiply by three) · el τριπλασιάζομαι (to become three times as large) · ka გაასამმაგებს (to multiply by three) · eo triobligi (to multiply by three) · de verdreifachen (to multiply by three) · ca triplicar (to become three times as large) · eo triobliĝi (to become three times as large) · hi तिगना (to multiply by three) · pl troić (to multiply by three) · da tredoble (to multiply by three) · no tredoble (to multiply by three) · es triplicar (to multiply by three) · es triplicar (to become three times as large) · ja 三倍する (to multiply by three) · ru утро́иться (to become three times as large) · el τριπλασιάζω (to multiply by three) · bg утроявам (to multiply by three) · ka გასამმაგდება (to become three times as large) · bg утроявам се (to become three times as large) · ka ასამმაგებს (to multiply by three) · it triplicare (to multiply by three) · fi kolminkertaistua (to become three times as large) · fi triplaantua (to become three times as large) · ca triplicar (to multiply by three) · fr tripler (to become three times as large) · ru утра́иваться (to become three times as large) · mi whakareatoru (to multiply by three) · fr tripler (to multiply by three) · pt triplicar (to become three times as large) · pl potrajać (to multiply by three) · hy եռապատկել (to multiply by three) · ru утра́ивать (to multiply by three)