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['tripl] 1. adjective1) (three times (as big, much etc as usual): He received triple wages for all his extra work; a triple whisky.)2) (made up of three (parts etc): a triple agreement.)2. verb(to make or become three times as much, big etc; to treble: He tripled his income; His income tripled in ten years.)3. noun(three times the (usual) amount: If you work the bank holiday, you will be paid triple.)- triplet* * *trip.le[tr'ipəl] n triplo, tresdobro. • vt+vi triplicar. • adj triplo, tríplice. triple expansion engine Tech máquina de expansão tripla.
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triple-expansion engine — noun : a compound engine using three cylinders successively … Useful english dictionary
Triple-expansion steam engine — 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. [1913 Webster] By thy… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
triple-expansion — /trip euhl ik span sheuhn/, adj. noting a power source, esp. a steam engine, using the same fluid at three successive stages of expansion to do work in three or more cylinders. * * * … Universalium
triple-expansion — tri′ple expan′sion adj. mac noting a power source, esp. a steam engine, using the same fluid at three successive stages of expansion to do work in three or more cylinders • Etymology: 1880–85 … From formal English to slang
triple-expansion — /trip euhl ik span sheuhn/, adj. noting a power source, esp. a steam engine, using the same fluid at three successive stages of expansion to do work in three or more cylinders … Useful english dictionary
triple-expansion — /trɪpəl əkˈspænʃən/ (say tripuhl uhk spanshuhn) adjective denoting or relating to a steam engine in which the steam is expanded in three cylinders in succession, the exhaust steam from the first cylinder being the driving steam for the second,… …
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. [1913 Webster] By thy triple… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Triple crown — 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. [1913 Webster] By thy… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Triple measure — 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. [1913 Webster] By thy… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Triple ratio — 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. [1913 Webster] By thy… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Triple salt — 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. [1913 Webster] By thy… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
