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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