one of three offspring born at one birth; any group of three; unit of three lines of verse; tercet, three notes played in the time normally allotted to two notes; imitation gem consisting of three parts
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Triplet Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
Three verses rhyming together.
Three verses rhyming together.
(n.)
Three children or offspring born at one birth.
Three children or offspring born at one birth.
(n.)
A group of three notes sung or played in the tree of two.
A group of three notes sung or played in the tree of two.
(n.)
A collection or combination of three of a kind; three united.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA collection or combination of three of a kind; three united.
triplet
\trip"let\ (?), n. [from triple.]
1. a collection or combination of three of a kind; three united.
2. (poetry) three verses rhyming together.
3. (mus.) a group of three notes sung or played in the tree of two.
4. pl. three children or offspring born at one birth.
triplet
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1. the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one [syn: three, 3, iii, trio, threesome, tierce, leash, troika, triad, trine, trinity, ternary, ternion, tercet, terzetto, trey, deuce-ace]
2. one of three offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
3. a set of three similar things considered as a unit [syn: trio, triad]
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Noun
1. the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
(synonym) three, 3, III, trio, threesome, tierce, leash, troika, triad, trine, trinity, ternary, ternion, tercet, terzetto, trey, deuce-ace
(hypernym) digit, figure
2. one of three offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
(hypernym) sibling, sib
3. a set of three similar things considered as a unit
(synonym) trio, triad
(hypernym) set
(hyponym) trilogy
Triplet Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
Triplet Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
A byte composed of three bits. Synonym three-bit byte.
Triplet Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
A triplet is a set of three items. It may refer to:
Science
- A series of three nucleotide bases that form Genetic code
- J-coupling as part of NMR spectroscopy
- Opal in preparation to be a gemstone
- Spin triplet in quantum mechanics — as in triplet oxygen, or simply triplet state in general.
- Tuple of length 3 in mathematics
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Triplet Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
