Définition "triple" dans le dictionnaire Collins English Dictionary & Thesaurus

triple adj

1 consisting of three parts; threefold

2 (of musical time or rhythm) having three beats in each bar

3 three times as great or as much n

4 a threefold amount

5 a group of three vb

6 to increase or become increased threefold; treble
(C16: from Latin triplus)
♦ triply adv

triple A n
(Military) anti-aircraft artillery: written as AAA

Triple Alliance n

1 the secret alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy formed in 1882 and lasting until 1914

2 the alliance of France, the Netherlands, and Britain against Spain in 1717

3 the alliance of England, Sweden, and the Netherlands against France in 1668

triple bond n
a type of chemical bond consisting of three distinct covalent bonds linking two atoms in a molecule

triple crown n

1 (R.C. Church) the Pope's tiara

2 (Horse racing) the winning of three important races in one season

3 (Rugby Union) a victory by Scotland, England, Wales, or Ireland in all three games against the others in the annual Five Nations Championship
Compare → grand slam → 3

Triple Entente n
the understanding between Britain, France, and Russia that developed between 1894 and 1907 and counterbalanced the Triple Alliance of 1882. The Entente became a formal alliance on the outbreak of World War I and was ended by the Russian Revolution in 1917

triple expansion engine n
(formerly) a steam engine in which the steam is expanded in three stages in cylinders of increasing diameter to accommodate the increasing volume of the steam

triple jump n
an athletic event in which the competitor has to perform successively a hop, a step, and a jump in continuous movement, (Also called) hop, step, and jump

triple-nerved adj
(of a leaf) having three main veins

triple point n
(Chem) the temperature and pressure at which the three phases of a substance are in equilibrium. The triple point of water, 273.16 K at a pressure of 611.2 Pa, is the basis of the definition of the kelvin

triple time n
musical time with three beats in each bar

triple-tongue   vb
(Music) to play (very quick staccato passages of notes grouped in threes) on a wind instrument by a combination of single- and double-tonguing
Compare  → single-tongue  → double-tongue
♦ triple tonguing  n