TRIPLICATE

triplicate

(noun) one of three copies; any of three things that correspond to one another exactly

triplicate

(verb) reproduce threefold; “triplicate the letter for the committee”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

triplicate (not comparable)

Made thrice as much; threefold; tripled.

Synonym: Thesaurus:threefold

Noun

triplicate (countable and uncountable, plural triplicates)

(uncountable) The making of three identical copies of something.

(countable) Each of a set of three identical objects or copies.

Verb

triplicate (third-person singular simple present triplicates, present participle triplicating, simple past and past participle triplicated)

(transitive) To make three identical copies of something.

(transitive) To triple.

Coordinate terms

• sesquiplicate – one and a half times

• duplicate – two times

Source: Wiktionary


Trip"li*cate, a. Etym: [L. triplicatus, p. p. of triplicare to triple, treble; tri- (see Tri-) + plicare to fold. See Ply, v. t.]

Definition: Made thrice as much; threefold; tripled. Triplicate ratio (Math.), the ratio of the cubes of two quantities; thus, the triplicate ratio of a to b is a3: b3.

Trip"li*cate, n.

Definition: A third thing corresponding to two others of the same kind.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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