|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
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, triple, triplex]
2: three times as great or many; "a claim for treble (or triple)
damages"; "a threefold increase" [syn: treble, threefold,
three-fold, triple]
n 1: a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base
[syn: triple, three-base hit, three-bagger]
2: a set of three similar things considered as a unit [syn:
trio, triad, triplet, triple]
3: a quantity that is three times as great as another
v 1: increase threefold; "Triple your income!" [syn: triple,
treble]
2: hit a three-base hit
|
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
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]
|
3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
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.
[1913 Webster]
2. Three times repeated; treble. See Treble.
[1913 Webster]
3. One of three; third. [Obs.] --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
|
|
|
Thesaurus Results for Triple:
|
1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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 |
|
|
|
|
|
Common Misspellings > |
Triple rTriple rTiple TrTiple riple TTriple Tirple Trirple Tiple Trriple Trpile Tripile Trple Triiple Trilpe Triplpe Trile Tripple Tripel Triplel Tripe Triplle Tripele Tripl Triplee 5riple t5riple 5triple %riple t%riple %triple 6riple t6riple 6triple rriple trriple rtriple yriple tyriple ytriple friple tfriple ftriple griple tgriple gtriple hriple thriple htriple T4iple Tr4iple T4riple T$iple Tr$iple T$riple T5iple Tr5iple T5riple Teiple Treiple Teriple Ttiple Trtiple Ttriple Tdiple Trdiple Tdriple Tfiple Trfiple Tfriple Tgiple Trgiple Tgriple Tr8ple Tri8ple Tr8iple Tr*ple Tri*ple Tr*iple Tr9ple Tri9ple Tr9iple Truple Triuple Truiple Trople Triople Troiple Trjple Trijple Trjiple Trkple Trikple Trkiple Trlple Trilple Trliple Traple Treple Tri0le Trip0le Tri0ple Tri)le Trip)le Tri)ple Triole Tripole Triople Trille Triplle Trilple Tripie Triplie Tripile Tripoe Triploe Tripole Trippe Triplpe Tripple Tripke Triplke Tripkle Trip,e Tripl,e Trip,le Trip.e Tripl.e Trip.le Tripl3 Triple3 Tripl3e Tripl# Triple# Tripl#e Tripl4 Triple4 Tripl4e Triplw Triplew Triplwe Triplr Tripler Triplre Tripls Triples Triplse Tripld Tripled Triplde Triplf Triplef Triplfe Tripla Tripli Triplo Triplu Definition commonly spelled as: Defanition or Defenition, Synonym as: Synonim, Sinonym or Sinonim, Thesaurus as: Thesorus or Thesauris, Dictionary as: Dictionery or Dictionry and Define is usually not misspelled. What does mispell meen? It Meens...
Full Map Index: Å Norway-Am Timan Chad |
Ama United States of America-Audon France |
Audouville-la-Hubert France-Baskil Turkey |
Baskin United States of America-Bindoy Philippines |
Bindoy Philippines-Breuilpont France |
Breukelen Netherlands-Campofelice di Fitalia Italy |
Campofelice di Roccella Italy-Champigny France |
Champigny-en-Beauce France-Colle San Magno Italy |
Colle Sannita Italy-Damulog Philippines |
Damurhuda Bangladesh-Duliāgaon India |
Duliajan No.1 India-Ethridge United States of America |
Étienville France-Frignano Italy |
Frignicourt France-Gouhenans France |
Gouillons France-Hasselbach Germany |
Hasselbach Germany-Hurlock United States of America |
Huron United States of America-Jovellanos Cuba |
Jovellar Philippines-Kirchzell Germany |
Kircubbin United Kingdom-La Gomera Guatemala |
La Gonfrière France-Le Hohwald France |
Le Hommet-dArthenay France-Loma de Gato Philippines |
Loma de Juárez Mexico-Mālpur India |
Mālpura India-Memphis United States of America |
Memphis United States of America-Montería Colombia |
Monteriggioni Italy-Navalilla Spain |
Navalmanzano Spain-Noyelles-lès-Seclin France |
Noyelles-lès-Vermelles France-Pachelma Russia |
Pachgaon India-Piégut-Pluviers France |
Piekary Śląskie Poland-Prilep Macedonia |
Přílepy Czech Republic-Reuil-en-Brie France |
Reuilly France-Şag Romania |
Şag Romania-Saint-Puy France |
Saint-Python France-Santa Rita Panama |
Santa Rita Venezuela-Sewarhi India |
Sewen France-Sparbu Norway |
Spardorf Germany-Tamparan Philippines |
Tampayan Philippines-Tottington United Kingdom |
Tottleben Germany-Valdivia Chile |
Valdivia Colombia-Villeneuve-le-Roi France |
Villeneuve-lès-Avignon France-White City United States of America |
White City Canada-Żywiec Poland |
|
Most Popular Searches: Define Misanthrope, Define Pulchritudinous, Define Happy, Define Veracity, Define Cornucopia, Define Almuerzo, Define Atresic, Define URL, Definitions Of Words, Definition Of Get Up, Definition Of Quid Pro Quo, Definition Of Irreconcilable Differences, Definition Of Word, Synonyms of Repetitive, Synonym Dictionary, Synonym Antonyms. See our main index and map index for more details.
|
©2011-2024 ZebraWords.com - Define Yourself - The Search for Meanings and Meaning Means I Mean. All content subject to terms and conditions as set out here. Contact Us, peruse our Privacy Policy |
|