triplex
threefold; triple.
something triple.
Music. triple time.
an apartment having three floors.
a multiplex of three theaters or movie houses.
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How to use triplex in a sentence
This elucubration was called: "Triplici nodo triplex cuneus," which probably means "A triple pry for the triple knot."
The Jesuits, 1534-1921 | Thomas J. CampbellA material known as triplex glass had been experimentally made.
America's Munitions 1917-1918 | Benedict CrowellMy armour is the aes triplex of a clear conscience, and a mind nourished by the precepts of philosophy.
Romola | George EliotHe is triceps "three-headed," triplex or tergeminus "threefold," triformis "of three bodies," or simply Tricerberus.
Cerberus, The Dog of Hades | Maurice BloomfieldThe triplex glass used in the eyepieces was a patented commodity produced only in one small factory in Philadelphia.
America's Munitions 1917-1918 | Benedict Crowell
British Dictionary definitions for triplex (1 of 2)
/ (ˈtrɪplɛks) /
a less common word for triple
Origin of triplex
1British Dictionary definitions for Triplex (2 of 2)
/ (ˈtrɪplɛks) /
trademark British a laminated safety glass, as used in car windows
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