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Webster 1913 Edition
Triple
Tri′ple
,Adj.
1.
Consisting of three united; multiplied by three; threefold;
as, a
. triple
knot; a triple
tieBy thy
triple
shape as thou art seen. Dryden.
2.
Three times repeated; treble. See
Treble
. 3.
One of three; third.
[Obs.]
Shak.
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.
Tri′ple
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Tripled
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Tripling
.] To make threefold, or thrice as much or as many; to treble;
as, to
. triple
the tax on coffeeWebster 1828 Edition
Triple
TRIP'LE
, a.[L. triplex, triplus; tres and plico, to fold.]1.
Threefold; consisting of three united; as a triple knot; a triple tie.By thy triple shape as thou are seen--
2.
Treble; three times repeated. [See Treble.]Triple time, in music, is that in which each bar is divided into three measures or equal parts, as three minims, three crotchets, three quavers, &c.
TRIP'LE
,Verb.
T.