triplex
[trip-leks, trahy-pleks]
adjective
threefold; triple.
noun
something triple.
Music. triple time.
an apartment having three floors.
a multiplex of three theaters or movie houses.
Origin of triplex
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Related Words for triplex
trio, troika, triumvirate, triad, trinity, triplicity, triplet, third, triplicate, trilogy, trichotomy, trivium, ternion, ternary, tripartitionExamples from the Web for triplex
Historical Examples of triplex
If there is plenty of power a triplex or three cylinder pump is still better.
Apple GrowingM. C. Burritt
A material known as triplex glass had been experimentally made.
America's Munitions 1917-1918Benedict Crowell
We had triplex boosters installed last year, but that comes more under the classification of auxiliary power.
The Status CivilizationRobert Sheckley
Read, if necessary, some short account of the triplex acies, the usual Roman order of battle.
Helps to Latin Translation at SightEdmund Luce
He had been deprived of his leather flying-coat, triplex glasses, and fur-lined boots.
The Thick of the Fray at ZeebruggePercy F. Westerman
triplex
adjective
Word Origin for triplex
C17: from Latin: threefold, from tri- + -plex -fold
Triplex
noun
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