TRIPLEX | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Triplex

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

early 17th century (as an adjective in the sense ‘threefold’): from Latin, ‘threefold’, from tri- ‘three’ + plicare ‘to fold’. Current specific senses date from the 1920s

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈtrɪplɛks
Dialects: British English
Definition:

toughened or laminated safety glass, used especially for car windows.

Short Definition:

toughened safety glass

Definition:

a building divided into three self-contained residences.

Short Definition:

building divided into three self-contained residences

Definition:

a triple-stranded polynucleotide molecule.

Short Definition:

triple-stranded polynucleotide molecule

Word: Triplex

Speech Type: Adjective

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈtrɪplɛks
Dialects: British English
Definition:

having three parts

Short Definition:

having three parts

Examples:
  • his vast triplex apartment

Word: Triplex

Speech Type: Verb

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈtrɪplɛks
Dialects: British English
Definition:

(of electrical equipment or systems) be provided or fitted in triplicate so as to ensure reliability.

Short Definition:

(of electrical equipment or systems) be provided or fitted in triplicate so as to ensure reliability

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