English Explanatory Dictionary

triplex

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having three parts; triple or threefold.
  2. Having three floors
  3. Having three units, divisions, suites, apartments
noun
  1. A building with three apartments or divisions.
  2. A dwelling unit with three floors.
  3. A throwing motion where three balls are thrown with one hand at the same time.
  4. Triple time.
  5. Anything with three parts.
verb
  1. To make triplex.
name
  1. a safety glass for car windows, consisting of three layers (glass and mica).

Pronunciation

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Word forms

triplex triplexes triplexing triplexed

Etymology

From Latin triplex. Analyzable as tri- + -plex.

Synonyms

threeplex

Derived words

triplexity triplicity
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