triple
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Middle English, from Latin triplus.
[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪpəl
[edit] Adjective
triple (not comparable)
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Positive |
Superlative |
- Made up of three related elements, often matching
- The triple markings on this vase are quite unique.
- Three times the quantity
- Give me a triple serving of mashed potatoes.
- Designed for three users
- a triple room
- Folded in three; composed of three layers
- Having three aspects; very ambiguous.
- a triple meaning
- (music) Of time, three times as very fast.
[edit] Related terms
[edit] Translations
three times the quantity
[edit] Noun
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Singular |
Plural |
triple (plural triples)
- (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.
- (curling) A takeout shot in which three stones are removed from play.
- (mathematics) A sequence of three elements; 3-tuple.
[edit] Translations
[edit] Verb
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Infinitive |
Third person singular |
Simple past |
Past participle |
Present participle |
to 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.
[edit] Translations
to multiply by three
[edit] See also
| Coef | Noun | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | single | |
| 2 | double | doublet |
| 3 | triple | triplet |
| 4 | quadruple | quadruplet |
| 5 | quintuple | quintuplet |
| 6 | sextuple | sextuplet |
[edit] Anagrams
- Anagrams of eilprt
- let rip
[edit] French
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Noun
triple m. (plural triples)
[edit] Italian
[edit] Adjective
triple f.
- Feminine plural form of triplo
[edit] Spanish
[edit] Adjective
triple m. and f. (plural triples)
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