triple

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English triple (also þripell), from Latin triplus. Doublet of treble. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈtɹɪp.əl/, [ˈtɹɪp.l̩] (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈtɹɪp.əl/, [ˈt̠͡ɹ̠̊ɪp.l̩] Rhymes: -ɪpəl === Adjective === triple (not comparable) Made up of three related elements, often matching Of three times the quantity; treble. Designed for three users. Folded in three; composed of three layers. Having three aspects. (music) Of time, three times as fast as very fast. (obsolete) One of three; third. ==== Synonyms ==== (made up of three related elements): tern, treble; see also Thesaurus:triple (three times the quantity): threefold, thrissome; see also Thesaurus:threefold ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === triple (plural triples) Three times or thrice the number, amount, size, etc. (informal) A drink with three portions of alcohol. (cricket) Three runs. (US) A hamburger with three patties. (baseball) A three-base hit: a triple play. (basketball) A three-point field goal. (curling) A takeout shot in which three stones are removed from play. (mathematics, computing) A sequence of three elements or 3-tuple. (firefighting) Short for triple combination engine. ==== Hyponyms ==== (computing): Hoare triple ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === triple (third-person singular simple present triples, present participle tripling, simple past and past participle tripled) To multiply by three. Synonym: treble (baseball) To get a three-base hit. To become three times as large. To serve or operate as (something), in addition to two other functions. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === === Anagrams === Pirtle, Tipler, let rip, prelit, tripel == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin triplus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈtɾi.plə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈtɾi.ple] === Adjective === triple m or f (masculine and feminine plural triples) triple === Noun === triple m (plural triples) (sports) triple, treble, hat trick === Further reading === “triple”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == French == === Etymology === Semi-learned term resulting from a modification, under the influence of the Latin etymology, of Old French treble, itself from Latin triplus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tʁipl/ === Adjective === triple (plural triples) triple (music) thirty-second note une triple croche ― a thirty-second note ==== Derived terms ==== point triple triple buse triton rugueux troglodyte mignon tronche de cake tu peux causer ténébrion meunier triple croche triple jeu triple saut triplement === Noun === triple m (plural triples) (baseball) triple === Verb === triple inflection of tripler: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “triple”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtri.ple/ Rhymes: -iple Hyphenation: trì‧ple === Adjective === triple feminine plural of triplo === Anagrams === peltri, pletri == Latin == === Numeral === triple vocative masculine singular of triplus == Norwegian Bokmål == === Adjective === triple definite singular of trippel plural of trippel == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Adjective === triple definite singular of trippel plural of trippel == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin triplus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɾiple/ [ˈt̪ɾi.ple] Rhymes: -iple Syllabification: tri‧ple === Adjective === triple m or f (masculine and feminine plural triples) triple threefold three-way un triple empate ― a three-way tie ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === triple m (plural triples) (quantity) triple (three times as much) (basketball) three-pointer (A three-point shot; a basket made from beyond the three-point line) === Further reading === “triple”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 === Anagrams === reptil, pretil