triplex

[trip-leks, trahy-pleks]

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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.

Origin of triplex

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

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Related Words for triplex

trio, troika, triumvirate, triad, trinity, triplicity, triplet, third, triplicate, trilogy, trichotomy, trivium, ternion, ternary, tripartition, triplex

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Historical Examples of triplex

If there is plenty of power a triplex or three cylinder pump is still better.
Apple Growing
M. C. Burritt
A material known as triplex glass had been experimentally made.
America's Munitions 1917-1918
Benedict Crowell
We had triplex boosters installed last year, but that comes more under the classification of auxiliary power.
The Status Civilization
Robert Sheckley
Read, if necessary, some short account of the triplex acies, the usual Roman order of battle.
Helps to Latin Translation at Sight
Edmund Luce
He had been deprived of his leather flying-coat, triplex glasses, and fur-lined boots.
The Thick of the Fray at Zeebrugge
Percy F. Westerman

British Dictionary definitions for triplex

triplex

adjective

a less common word for triple

Word Origin for triplex

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

Triplex

noun

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

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