Triple

Definition: Triple

Triple

Adjective

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".

2. Three times as great or many; "a claim for treble (or triple) damages"; "a threefold increase".

Noun

1. A base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base.

2. A quantity that is three times as great as another.

Verb

1. Increase threefold; "Triple your income!".

2. Hit a three-base hit, in baseball.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "triple" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Synonyms: Triple

Canonicals

Noun: canonicals, vestments; robe, gown, Geneva gown frock, pallium, surplice, cassock, dalmatic, scapulary, cope, mozetta, scarf, tunicle, chasuble, alb, alba, stole; fanon, fannel; tonsure, cowl, hood; calote, calotte; bands; capouch, amice; vagas, vakas, vakass; apron, lawn sleeves, pontificals, pall; miter, tiara, triple crown; shovel hat, cardinal's hat; biretta; crosier; pastoral staff, thurifer; costume.

Deceiver

Liar; (lie; ); story-teller, perjurer, false witness, menteur a triple etage, Scapin; bunko steerer, carpetbagger, capper, faker, fraud, four flusher, horse coper, ringer, spieler, straw bidder.

Discount

Coupon, discount coupon, cents-off coupon; store coupon, manufacturer's coupon; double coupon discount, triple coupon discount.

Fool

Un sot a triple etage, sot; jobbernowl, changeling, mooncalf, gobemouche.

Triality

Adjective: three; triform, trinal, trinomial; tertiary; ternary; triune; triarch, triadie; triple.

Triplication

Verb: treble, triple; triplicate, cube.

Adjective: treble, triple; tern, ternary; triplicate, threefold, trilogistic; third; trinal, trine.

Crosswords: Triple

French (in triplicate, threefold, treble, triple, triplex, tripping), Spanish (in triplicate, three ply, threefold, treble, triple, triplex).

A triple threat. (Singin' in the Rain; writing credit: Betty Comden; Adolph Green)

Life insurance pays off triple if you die on a business trip. (Fight Club; writing credit: Jim Uhls)

Cannot, triple stamp, no erasies, just to make it true. (Dumb & Dumber; writing credit: Peter Farrelly; Bennett Yellin)

Schwartz created a unique breach of ettiquete by skipping the triple dare and going right for the throat! (A Christmas Story; writing credit: Leigh Brown; Bob Clark)

Ain't you ever heard of a triple play? (The Odd Couple; writing credit: Neil Simon)

Overall triple overall beams (Southern Hospitality; performing artist: Ludacris)

How many triple X dreams i've had starring you (We Fit Together; performing artist: O-Town)

And you want a triple X throw down, (Baby Got Back; performing artist: SIR MIX-A-LOT)

Two triple zero the hunters are the hunted (Friends And Family; performing artist: Trik Turner)

Triple Play (1974)

Joe Palooka in Triple Cross (1951)

Triple Trouble (1948)

Snoop and Snitch in Triple Trouble Sneak (1941)

Triple Justice (1940)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• The Sustainability Advantage: Seven Business Case Benefits of a Triple Bottom Line (Conscientious Commerce) (reference)

• The Triple Goddess Tarot: The Power of the Major Arcana, Chakra Healing, and the Divine Feminine (reference)

• Coronary Disease Management: Coronary Arteriography, Nitrates, and the Triple Pedicle Operation (reference)

• A Triple Threat to Bachelorhood (Silhouette Romance, No. 1564) (reference)

• The Complete Book of Sailing Knots: Stoppers, Bindings and Shortenings, Single, Double and Triple Loops, Bends, Hitches, Other Useful Knots (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Triple I Prescribing Guide (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies

• Hogan's Heroes Triple Pack (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Great Recordings Of The Century - Beethoven: Triple Concerto; Brahms: Double Concerto / Oistrakh, Rostropovich, Richter (reference)

• Triple Whammy (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech

• Triple Play 2002 (reference)

• Triple Play Baseball (reference)

• Worms Triple Pack (reference)

• Panasonic PV-DM2792 27" Triple Play TV/VCR/DVD Combo (reference)

• Timex T618T Triple Alarm CD Clock Radio (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Consumer Goods

• Triple Prop (reference)

• Calphalon Triple Bonus Commercial Hard-Anodized 4-Quart Chef's Casserole, 8-Piece Accessory Set & 2-Piece Knife Set (reference)

• Mr. Heater MH42T 42,000 BTU Triple Heater (reference)

  (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Triple band on Europa. Credit: NASA.

Underway in confined waters, circa 1930. Note the offset arrangement of her after two triple 150mm gun turrets. Credit: NAVY.

Photographed by Stead, while underway on 19 November 1961. Note that the ship now has a tripod foremast, and small triple tubes for anti-submarine torpedoes amidships in place of the larger torpedo tubes originally fitted. Credit: NAVY.

View from the forward superstructure, looking toward the bow, as the ship throws spray while underway during the winter of 1939-40. Note ice accumulated on her triple 283mm (11") gun turrets. Credit: NAVY.

View of the ship's forward 283mm (11") triple gun turrets, showing ice accumuluated overnight during operations in the winter of 1939-40. Probably taken in the Baltic Sea in January 1940. Credit: NAVY.

The right and left guns of the cruiser's forward 8"/55 triple gun turret fire on North Vietnamese targets, during an Operation "Sea Dragon" bombardment in September 1968. Photographed by PHC Al Smith. Credit: NAVY.

To Boston--Express triple screw turbine steel steamships Yale and Harvard ... Metropolitan Line. Credit: Library of Congress.

Marine engines made by Detroit Shipbuilding Co., a triple expansion. Credit: Library of Congress.

Shenandoah(?), Pennsylvania. A brick church building with white stone trimming, towers, and a triple cross. Credit: Library of Congress.

Check and triple check. Final inspection of breach rings for medium caliber guns in an eastern arsenal. Greatest accuracy marks production in the war program. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

In 1827, this characteristic orison had disappeared from the wall under a triple layer of paper.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

It is also called bismuth triple therapy. (references)

It is not as effective as triple therapy. (references)

Nevertheless, recent studies show that 2 weeks of triple therapy is ideal. (references)

Business

It has been estimated that BMA needs to triple capacity, and the authorities are evaluating alternatives. (references)

Workers asked to exceed 3 hours of overtime per day or required to work overtime on 3 consecutive days must be paid triple the normal wage. (references)

The EDB estimates that value-added output from the petrochemical and semiconductor sectors will triple by 2005. A recovery in the region would support the growth potential of the industry. (references)

Economic History

Turkey

Switching equipment, TX/RX base stations and dual or triple mode cellular phones will continue to be high in demand. (references)

Czech Rep

Although the B2C segment represented less than one-tenth of the total market in 2000, market size is expected to triple in 2001. (references)

Taiwan

Demand in these higher-end product segments is expected to triple over the next 3 years, with continued demand growth afterwards. (references)

Human Rights

Brazil

The authorities charged the director of security and discipline of Andradina Penitentiary in Sao Paulo State with triple homicide in the February asphyxiation deaths of prison gang members. (references)

Brazil

Four uniformed police officers charged with aggravated triple homicide, abuse of power, and hiding bodies remained in prison awaiting trial in a civil court for the highly publicized 1999 killing of three persons, including two juveniles in Sao Paulo. (references)

Political Economy

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

For Sundays, holidays, and off days the Act also provides for double pay for the first eight hours and triple pay thereafter. (references)

Trade

Trinidad

In September, 1999, Standard and Poor upgraded Trinidad and Tobago's foreign currency counterparty and senior debt ratings to triple B minus from double B plus, and its short-term credit rating to A3 from B. Moody's rated Trinidad and Tobago's long term bonds and notes Ba1, and long term bank deposits Ba2. (references)

Travel

Uruguay

Electrical current is alternating 50 cycle, 220 volts, single and triple phase. (references)

Spain

Travelers arriving at the airport are likely to be approached by auto-taxi drivers who will charge double or triple the cost of a regularly licensed taxi. (references)

Women

India

The August HRW report states that "the triple burden of caste, class, and gender effectively ensured that lower-caste women are the farthest removed from legal protections." In Kashmir Lashkar-e-Jabbar, the terrorist group that has required all Muslim women to wear a burqa (a garment which totally covers the face and body) when in public or risk retribution. (references)

Worker Rights

Barbados

Household domestics are entitled to a minimum wage of $0.75 (BDS$1.50) per hour, although in actual labor market conditions, the prevailing wage is triple that amount. (references)

Egypt

The minimum wage does not provide for a decent standard of living for a worker and family; however, base pay commonly is supplemented by a complex system of fringe benefits and bonuses that may double or triple a worker's take-home pay. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "triple": line triple ♦ Steiner's triple systems ♦ triple alliance ♦ triple bond ♦ triple click ♦ triple combination ♦ triple coupon discount ♦ triple cream ♦ triple creme ♦ triple crown ♦ triple DES ♦ Triple ingrain carpet ♦ triple jump ♦ Triple measure ♦ triple motor ♦ triple play ♦ triple point ♦ Triple ratio ♦ triple room ♦ Triple salt ♦ triple seat ♦ triple sec ♦ triple spacing ♦ Triple star ♦ Triple time ♦ triple tonguing ♦ Triple valve. Additional references.

Beginning with "triple": triple-a, triple-action, triple-aisled, triple-album, triple-arch, triple-arched, triple-as, Triple-b, triple-b-minus, triple-bogey, triple-bogeyed, triple-bonded, triple-b-plus, triple-bridging, triple-bypass, triple-canopy, triple-celled, triple-checked, triple-combed, triple-counting, triple-crown, triple-crown season, Triple-crowned, Triple-d, triple-deck, triple-decker, triple-digit, triple-domed, triple-drug, triple-edged, triple-engined, triple-expansion, Triple-expansion steam engine, triple-filtered, triple-fractured, triple-fronted, triple-glazed, triple-glazing, triple-grating, triple-grooved, triple-handicapped, Triple-headed, triple-honours, triple-lane, triple-layered, triple-line, triple-lobed, triple-neck, triple-nippled, triple-nuke, triple-one, triple-p, triple-pile, triple-pronged, triple-purpose, triple-ring, triple-shell, triple-space, triple-spacing, triple-stalked, triple-striped, triple-strung, Triple-tail, triple-take, Triple-Therapy, triple-tiered, triple-time, triple-tongue, triple-tonguing, triple-towered, triple-track, triple-unrequited, triple-witching, triple-woven, triple-zero.

Containing "triple": one-three-beta-one-one-triple-k.

Albanian

tripjesësh (triform, tripartite, triplex), tripalësh (trine, tripartite), trefishoj (treble, triplicate), trefishohet. (various references)

Arabic 

‏مكرر ثلاث مرات, ‏مقدار مضاعف ثلاثة مرات, ‏مضاعف ثلاثة مرات, ‏ضاعف ثلاث مرات, ‏اكبر بثلاث مرات, ‏ثلاثي (ternary, threefold, treble, triangular, trine, trio, tripartite, triplex, triumvirate). (various references)

Bulgarian 

утроявам (treble, triplicate), утроен (threefold, treble), троен (ternary, ternate, three ply, threefold, three-way, treble, tri-, trifacial, trigeminal, trine, tripartite, triplex), трикратен (threefold, treble, trine, triplex). (various references)

Chinese 

三倍 . (various references)

Czech

trojstranný (trilateral, tripartite), trojnásobný (three fold, threefold, treble), trojitý (treble), ztrojnásobit (treble, triplicate). (various references)

Danish

tre-sammenligninger (triple comparisons), tredjegangskrydsning (triple cross), tredobbelt fejl (triple error), tredobbelt klik (treble clicking, triple click), tredobbelt top (triple top), trehale-slimfisk (triple-fin blenny), treracekrydsning (triple cross), trestykspakning (three-unit package, triple pack), tretoppet formation (triple top), tripel motor (triple motor), triple-X-syndrom (triple X syndrome), tripelsæde (triple seat), triple A (triple A), tripletop (triple top), triple-vaccine (triple vaccines), triple-witching hour (triple-witching hour), tripelpunkt (triple point), trekaedet (triple warp), AAA (triple A), en art trehale-slimfisk (triple-fin blenny), hjørneprisme med tre spejlinger (triple mirror), olie til tre formål (triple purpose oil, tri-purpose oil), skotsk tæppe (Scotch carpet, triple carpet), Steiners tresystemer (Steiner's triple systems), styreventil (cut-off check valve, distributor valve, triple valve, unloader valve), udtrykket triaksialitet betegner den treaksede spaendingstilstand i bunden af kaerven i proeven (the term triaxiality denotes the state of triple tension in the notch root of the specimen), 3-dobbelt tæppe (Scotch carpet, triple carpet), X-trisomi (triple X syndrome), universalolie (triple purpose oil, tri-purpose oil). (various references)

Dutch

drievoudig, driedubbel. (various references)

Esperanto

triobla. (various references)

Faeroese

trífaldur. (various references)

Farsi 

سه گانه (Threefold, Triplet), سه گروهی , سه جزءی (Tripartite, Triplet, Triplex), سه برابرچیزی بودن , سه برابرکردن (Treble, Triplex), سه برابر (Threefold, Treble, Triplicate). (various references)

Finnish

kolmois, kolminkertainen (threefold, three-ply, treble), kolminainen (threefold, treble), kolmi (three, tri). (various references)

French

tripler (treble), triple (in triplicate, treble, triplex, tripping). (various references)

German

verdreifachen (to treble, treble), dreimalig, dreifach (ternary, three times, threefold, treble, trebly, triplex, triply). (various references)

Greek 

τριπλόσ (tern, three fold, three time as much, threefold, triplex), τριπλασιάζω (treble, triplicate), τριπλούσ (three fold, treble, trinal, triplex, triplicate), τρίπλαστοσ. (various references)

Hebrew 

משולש (threefold, trebled, triangle, triangular), לשלש (treble), ל�"שליש, פי שלוש (threefold, thrice, treble). (various references)

Hungarian

háromszoros (threefold, treble, triplex, triplicate), hármas (ternary, three, treble, Trey, triad, trine, trio, triplet, triplicate, troika). (various references)

Italian

triplo (in triplicate, threefold, treble, triplicate), triplice (threefold, treble, triplex), triplicarsi (treble), triplicare (treble, triplicate), tre volte più. (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

三重ノ海 (three-fold, three-ply). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

トリプル , さ�"るい� (three-base hit), さ�"じゅう (thirty, threefold, three-ply, treble, triplicate), さ�"� �"がまえ (threefold, three-way), さ�"� �"かまえ (threefold, three-way), みえのうみ (three-fold, three-ply). (various references)

Korean 

세겹. (various references)

Manx

tree filley (threefold, three-ply, three-ply of wool, triplicate), mooadaghey tree filley (treble). (various references)

Papiamen

tribel. (various references)

Pig Latin

ipletray

Portuguese

triplo (threefold, three-ply, treble, tripartite, triplex). (various references)

Portuguese Brazilian

triplo. (various references)

Romanian

triplu (treble), ternar (ternary), se tripla (treble), întreit (threefold, treble, trebly), întrei (treble). (various references)

Russian 

утраиваться, утраивать (triplicate), тройной (ternary, threefold, three-way, treble, trifurcate, trinal, trine, triplex, triplicate), троекратный (threefold, three-time). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

trostruk (ternary, three ply, threefold, treble, trine, tripartite, triplex, triplicate), trojni (ternary, tripartite), triplirati, utrostručiti (triplicate). (various references)

Spanish

triplicarse (treble), triplicar (treble, triplicate), triple (in triplicate, three ply, threefold, treble, triplex), trillizo (triplet). (various references)

Swedish

trefaldig (threefold, treble), tredubbel (threefold). (various references)

Turkish

üçlü (tern, ternary, ternate, terzetto, three, threefold, threesome, triad, trilateral, trine, trio, tripartite, triplet, triplex), üç misline çıkmak, üç misli, üç katına çıkarmak, üç kat (threefold, treble, trine, triplicate). (various references)

Ukrainian

трійка (three, threesome, triplet, troika), потрійна кількість (treble), потрійний (ternary, threefold, treble, trifurcate, triplex, triplicate), потроюватися (treble), потроювати (treble, triplicate). (various references)

Vietnamese 

gấp ba (trebly, trine), g�"m ba phần ba lần, có ba cái. (various references)

trinus, triplex, triplus. (various references)

triplare. (various references)

Derivations

Words beginning with "triple": tripled, triples, triplet, tripletail, tripletails, triplets, triplex, triplexes. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Triple" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: dripple, tiple, Tipula, trale, Trapley, trele, treppe, tridle, Triepel, Triglaf, Triglav, trikle, trile, trilla, trilli, tripeg, tripeo, tripey, tripla, triplee, triplej, tripley, tripolar, tripole, trippen, tripple, trippler, tripyer, trisle, trp-lac, turple. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: liter, litre, peril, plier, relit, tiler, tripe.

-2 letters: lept, lier, lipe, lire, lite, pelt, peri, pert, pier, pile, plie, riel, rile, ripe, rite, tier, tile, tire, tirl, trip.

-3 letters: ire, lei, let, lie, lip, lit, per, pet, pie, pit, rei, rep, ret, rip, tel, tie, til, tip.

-4 letters: el, er, et, it, li, pe.

+1 letter: perlite, philter, philtre, plaiter, platier, poitrel, politer, reptile, resplit, ripplet, tippler, tripled, triples, triplet, triplex.

+2 letters: dipteral, epistler, heliport, interlap, leprotic, livetrap, paltrier, parietal, partible, particle, pearlite, peltries, perlites, perlitic, petiolar, petrolic, philters, philtred, philtres, pilaster, pilewort, plaister, plaiters, plighter, plottier, poitrels, portlier, prelatic, prelimit, presplit, pretrial, prettily, priestly, reptiles, reptilia, resplits, ripplets, splinter, splitter, stippler, terpinol, tipplers, traplike, trapline, tripedal, triplane, triplets, triplite, uplifter.