triplet

trip·let  (trplt)

n.

1. A group or set of three of one kind.

2. One of three children born at one birth.

3. A group of three lines of verse.

4. Music A group of three notes having the time value of two notes of the same kind. Also called tercet.

5. Physics A multiplet with three components.

6. Genetics A unit of three successive nucleotides in a molecule of DNA or RNA that codes for a specific amino acid; a codon or anticodon.

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[tripl(e) + (doubl)et.]

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triplet [ˈtrɪplɪt]

n

1. a group or set of three similar things

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) one of three offspring born at one birth

3. (Music, other) Music a group of three notes played in a time value of two, four, etc.

4. (Chemistry) Chem a state of a molecule or free radical in which there are two unpaired electrons

[from triple, on the model of doublet]

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triplet

1. a stanza of three verses.
2. any set of three verses. See also music; numbers.

See also: Verse

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Triplet(s) a set of three; three children at a birth, 1787.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	triplet - the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one 3, deuce-ace, III, tercet, ternary, ternion, terzetto, three, threesome, trey, triad, trine, trinity, trio, troika, tierce, leash digit, figure - one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration; "0 and 1 are digits"
	2.	triplet - one of three offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy sib, sibling - a person's brother or sister
	3.	triplet - a set of three similar things considered as a unit triad, triple, trio trilogy - a set of three literary or dramatic works related in subject or theme triplicity, trigon - (astrology) one of four groups of the zodiac where each group consists of three signs separated from each other by 120 degrees set - a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth"

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triplet

noun threesome, triple, trio, trinity, trilogy, triad, triumvirate, trine, triune Goldsmith's triplet of rural virtues

Translations

triplet [ˈtrɪplɪt] N

1. (= person) → trillizo/a m/f, triate mf (Mex)

2. (Mus) → tresillo m

3. (Poetry) → terceto m

triplet

n

(= baby) → Drilling m

(Mus) → Triole f; (Poet) → Dreireim m