The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
TRIPLEX
ternary, treble, triple, triplex
(adjective) having three units or components or elements; “a ternary operation”; “a treble row of red beads”; “overcrowding made triple sessions necessary”; “triple time has three beats per measure”; “triplex windows”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
triplex (not comparable)
Having three parts; triple or threefold.
(architecture) Having three floors or other divisions.
Noun
triplex (countable and uncountable, plural triplexes)
A building with three apartments or divisions
(juggling) A throwing motion where three balls are thrown with one hand at the same time.
(music, uncountable) Triple time.
Verb
triplex (third-person singular simple present triplexes, present participle triplexing, simple past and past participle triplexed)
(transitive) To make triplex.
Etymology
Proper noun
Triplex
(British) a safety glass for car windows, consisting of three layers (glass and mica).
Source: Wiktionary
Tri"plex, a. (Mach.)
Definition: Havingthree principal operative parts or motions, so as to produce a three-fold effect.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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