triplex

[ trip-leks, trahy-pleks ]

/ ˈtrɪp lɛks, ˈtraɪ plɛks /

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adjective

threefold; triple.

noun

something triple.

Music. triple time.

an apartment having three floors.

a multiplex of three theaters or movie houses.

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Origin of triplex

1595–1605; < Latin triplex (stem triplic-) threefold, equivalent to tri- tri- + -plex -plex

Words nearby triplex

triple-tongue, triplegia, triplet, tripletail, tripleton, triplex, triplicate, triplicity, triplite, triploblastic, triploid

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Example sentences from the Web for triplex

He is triceps "three-headed," triplex or tergeminus "threefold," triformis "of three bodies," or simply Tricerberus.
Cerberus, The Dog of Hades|Maurice Bloomfield
Wear goggles fitted in a fencing mask, the goggles of thick strong pebble glass or of triplex safety glass (which is lighter).
The Modern Pistol and How to Shoot It|Walter Winans
The chief, who had been inspecting the power-plant, walked along the triplex lead and joined his followers at its terminus.
Spacehounds of IPC|Edward Elmer Smith
A material known as triplex glass had been experimentally made.
America's Munitions 1917-1918|Benedict Crowell

Read, if necessary, some short account of the triplex acies, the usual Roman order of battle.
Helps to Latin Translation at Sight|Edmund Luce

British Dictionary definitions for triplex (1 of 2)

triplex

/ (ˈtrɪplɛks) /

adjective

a less common word for triple

Word Origin for triplex

C17: from Latin: threefold, from tri- + -plex -fold

British Dictionary definitions for triplex (2 of 2)

Triplex

/ (ˈtrɪplɛks) /

noun

trademark British a laminated safety glass, as used in car windows

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triplex

adjective

noun

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British Dictionary definitions for triplex (1 of 2)

adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for triplex (2 of 2)

noun