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Definition: Triplex |
TriplexAdjective1. 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 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "triplex" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1590. (references) |
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Finance | A low-rise building comprised of three dwelling units, each with a separate entrance and yard, but sharing some common walls. (references) |
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Synonyms: TriplexSynonyms: ternary (adj), treble (adj), triple (adj). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Triplex |
| Non-English Usage: "Triplex" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. French (triplex), Latin (three, threefold, triple). |
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| "Triplex" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 60.00% of the time. "Triplex" is used about 5 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 60% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Noun (singular) | 40% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Total | 100.00% | 5 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "triplex": triplex board ♦ triplex cable ♦ triplex glass ♦ triplex paper ♦ triplex pump. Additional references. | |
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Beginning with "triplex": triplex-forming. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "triplex"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | tripjesësh (triform, tripartite, triple), i trefishtë (threefold, treble, trine, triplicate). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | ثلاثي (ternary, threefold, treble, triangular, trine, trio, tripartite, triple, triumvirate), شىء ثلاثي. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | троен (ternary, ternate, three ply, threefold, three-way, treble, tri-, trifacial, trigeminal, trine, tripartite, triple), трикратен (threefold, treble, trine, triple), триетажен (three-storeyed), триплекс, нечупливо стъкло. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | triplexpumpe (three-throw pump, triplex power pump, triplex pump), triplexkarton (three-layer board, three-ply board, triplex board), triplekspapir (three-layer paper, three-ply paper, triplex paper), triplekskarton (three-layer board, three-ply board, triplex board), food board (coated white lined Triplex folding boxboard), Cromo foodboard (white coated Triplex folding boxboard), 3-leder kabel (triplex cable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | triplexpomp (triplex power pump), triplexpapier (three-layer paper, three-ply paper, triplex paper), Triplexkarton eenzijdig houtvrij wit gedekt (coated white lined Triplex folding boxboard), triplexkarton (three-layer board, three-ply board, triplex board), witte rugzijde (coated white lined Triplex folding boxboard), kabel met drie geslagen geleiders (triplex cable), Chromo-Triplexkarton (white coated Triplex folding boxboard). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | سه قسمتی , سه جزءی (Tripartite, Triple, Triplet), سه برابرکردن (Treble, Triple). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | kolmoispumppu (three-throw pump, triplex pump), kolmimäntäpumppu (three-throw pump, triplex pump), kolmikerrospaperi (three-layer paper, three-ply paper, triplex paper), kolmikerroskartonki (three-layer board, three-ply board, triplex board), kolmijohdin (triplex cable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | triplex, triple (in triplicate, treble, triple, tripping). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | dreifach (ternary, three times, threefold, treble, trebly, triple, triply). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | τριμερήσ (tripartite), τριπλόσ (tern, three fold, three time as much, threefold, triple), τριπλούσ (three fold, treble, trinal, triple, triplicate). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | háromszoros (threefold, treble, triple, triplicate). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | triplice (threefold, treble, triple). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | iplextray triplo (threefold, three-ply, treble, tripartite, triple), tríplice (treble, trine, tripartite, triple), compasso ternário. (various references) тройной (ternary, threefold, three-way, treble, trifurcate, trinal, trine, triple, triplicate). (various references) trostruk (ternary, three ply, threefold, treble, trine, tripartite, triple, triplicate). (various references) triple (in triplicate, three ply, threefold, treble, triple). (various references) triplexpump (three-throw pump, triplex pump), triplexkabel (triplex cable), trillingpump (three-throw pump, triplex pump), treskiktspapper (three-layer paper, three-ply paper, triplex paper), trecylindrig vevaxelpump (three-throw pump, triplex pump), trecylindrig kolvpump (three-throw pump, triplex pump). (various references) üçlü (tern, ternary, ternate, terzetto, three, threefold, threesome, triad, trilateral, trine, trio, tripartite, triple, triplet), üç katlı (three ply, threefold, three-storied). (various references) стро"ний, потрійний (ternary, threefold, treble, trifurcate, triple, triplicate). (various references) gấp ba $triplex glass$ kính triplêch. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Ecclesiastes Chapter 4, Verse 12 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai ean epikrataiwqh o eiV oi duo sthsontai katenanti autou kai to spartion to entriton ou tacewV aporraghsetai |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et si quispiam praevaluerit contra unum duo resistent ei funiculus triplex difficile rumpitur |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | If any man haue the ouere hond ayen oon, two withstonden to hym; a thre fold corde hard is to-broken. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And if one prevaileth against him, two shall withstand him; and a three-fold cord is not quickly broken. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And two attacked by one would be safe, and three cords twisted together are not quickly broken. |
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| Language | Ecclesiastes Chapter 4, Verse 12 |
| Cebuano | Ug kong ang usa ka tawo modaug batok niadtong nag-inusara, ang duruha makasukol kaniya; ug ang totolo ka bakokon nga pisi dili madali sa pagkabugto. |
| Croatian | I ako tko udari na jednoga, dvojica æe mu se oprijeti; i trostruko se uže ne kida brzo. |
| Danish | Og når nogen kan overvælde den ensomme, så kan to stå sig imod ham; tretvundet Snor brister ikke i Hast. |
| Dutch | En indien iemand den een mocht overweldigen, zo zullen de twee tegen hem bestaan; en een drievoudig snoer wordt niet haast gebroken. |
| Finnish | Ja yksinäisen kimppuun voi joku käydä, mutta kaksi pitää sille puolensa. Eikä kolmisäinen lanka pian katkea. |
| French | Et si quelqu`un est plus fort qu`un seul, les deux peuvent lui résister; et la corde trois fils ne se rompt pas facilement. |
| German | Einer mag überwältigt werden, aber zwei mögen widerstehen; und eine dreifältige Schnur reißt nicht leicht entzwei. |
| Hungarian | Ha az egyiket megtámadja is valaki, ketten ellene állhatnak annak; és a hármas kötél nem hamar szakad el. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Dua orang yang bepergian bersama dapat menangkis serangan, tapi orang yang sendirian mudah dikalahkan. Tiga utas tali yang dijalin menjadi satu, sulit diputuskan. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka jikalau kiranya seorang orang dapat dialahkan, dua orang akan berdiri tetap juga dan tali yang tiga lembar itu tak suang-suang putus. |
| Italian | Se uno aggredisce, in due gli possono resistere e una corda a tre capi non si rompe tanto presto. |
| Maori | Ki te kaha tetahi i a ia kotahi nei, ka maia te tokorua ki a ia; e kore hoki te aho takitoru e motu wawe. |
| Norwegian | Og om nogen kan vinne over den som er alene, så kan to holde stand mot ham, og en tredobbelt tråd sønderrives ikke så snart. |
| Portuguese | E, se alguém quiser prevalecer contra um, os dois lhe resistirão; e o cordão de três dobras não se quebra tão depressa. |
| Rumanian | Wi dacq se scoalq cineva asupra unuia, doi pot sq -i stea kmpotrivq; wi funia kmpletitq kn trei nu se rupe uwor. |
| Spanish | Y si uno es atacado por alguien, si son dos, prevalecerán contra él. Y un cordel triple no se rompe tan pronto. |
| Swedish | Och om någon kan slå ned den som är ensam, så hålla dock två stånd mot angriparen. Och en tretvinnad tråd brister icke så snart. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "triplex": triplexes. (additional references) | |
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"Triplex" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Atriplex, frileux, rephlex, stripple, Trapley, Triepel, tripla, triplee, triplej, tripley, tripole, tripple, trippler. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "triplex" (pronounced 'Tri"plex'): diplex. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-i-l-p-r-t-x" | |
-1 letter: triple. | |
-2 letters: ixtle, liter, litre, peril, pixel, plier, relit, tiler, tripe. | |
-3 letters: exit, ilex, lept, lier, lipe, lire, lite, pelt, peri, pert, pier, pile, plie, prex, riel, rile, ripe, rite, tier, tile, tire, tirl, trip. | |
-4 letters: ire, lei, let, lex, lie, lip, lit, per, pet, pie, pit, pix, rei, rep, ret, rex, rip, tel. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-i-l-p-r-t-x" | |
+2 letters: exploiter, triplexes. | |
+3 letters: explicator, exploiters, inexpertly, perplexity. | |
+4 letters: exemplarity, explicators, explicatory, exploration, explorative, multiplexer, multiplexor, overexploit, prolixities, proximately. | |
+5 letters: experiential, experimental, explorations, multiplexers, multiplexors, overexplicit, overexploits, perplexities. | |
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