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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Triple \Tri"ple\, a. [L. triplus; tri- (see Tri-) + -plus, as
in duplus double: cf. F. triple. See Double, and cf.
Treble.]
1. Consisting of three united; multiplied by three;
threefold; as, a triple knot; a triple tie.
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By thy triple shape as thou art seen. --Dryden.
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2. Three times repeated; treble. See Treble.
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3. One of three; third. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Triple crown, the crown, or tiara, of the pope. See
Tiara, 2.
Triple-expansion steam engine, a compound steam engine in
which the same steam performs work in three cylinders
successively.
Triple measure (Mus.), a measure of tree beats of which
first only is accented.
Triple ratio (Math.), a ratio which is equal to 3.
Triple salt (Chem.), a salt containing three distinct basic
atoms as radicals; thus, microcosmic salt is a triple
salt.
Triple star (Astron.), a system of three stars in close
proximity.
Triple time (Mus.), that time in which each measure is
divided into three equal parts.
Triple valve, in an automatic air brake for railroad cars,
the valve under each car, by means of which the brake is
controlled by a change of pressure in the air pipe leading
from the locomotive.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Triple-expansion steam engine, a compound steam engine in
which the same steam performs work in three cylinders
successively.
Triple measure (Mus.), a measure of tree beats of which
first only is accented.
Triple ratio (Math.), a ratio which is equal to 3.
Triple salt (Chem.), a salt containing three distinct basic
atoms as radicals; thus, microcosmic salt is a triple
salt.
Triple star (Astron.), a system of three stars in close
proximity.
Triple time (Mus.), that time in which each measure is
divided into three equal parts.
Triple valve, in an automatic air brake for railroad cars,
the valve under each car, by means of which the brake is
controlled by a change of pressure in the air pipe leading
from the locomotive.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
triple valve
n.
(lb en rail) In railway air brake systems, a valve that performs
three functions.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
triple valve
n.
(lb en rail) In railway air brake systems, a valve that performs
three functions.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
triple valve
n.
(lb en rail) In railway air brake systems, a valve that performs
three functions.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
triple valve
n.
(lb en rail) In railway air brake systems, a valve that performs
three functions.
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