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tri·plex

(trĭp′lĕks′, trī′plĕks′)

adj.

1. Composed of three parts; threefold; triple.

2. Having three apartments, divisions, or floors: a triplex apartment building; a triplex cinema.

Something, such as an apartment building, that is triplex: We live in a triplex.

[Latin; see trei- in Indo-European roots.]

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triplex

(ˈtrɪplɛks)

adj

a less common word for triple

[C17: from Latin: threefold, from tri- + -plex -fold]

Triplex

(ˈtrɪplɛks)

(Automotive Engineering) trademark Brit a laminated safety glass, as used in car windows

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tri•plex

(ˈtrɪp lɛks, ˈtraɪ plɛks)

adj.

1. threefold; triple.

2. something triple.

3. an apartment having three floors.

4. a multiplex of three theaters.

[1595–1605; < Latin triplex, s. triplic- threefold]

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Adj.

triplex - 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"

ternary, triple, treble

multiple - having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual; "multiple birth"; "multiple ownership"; "made multiple copies of the speech"; "his multiple achievements in public life"; "her multiple personalities"; "a pineapple is a multiple fruit"

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Triplex®

n → Verbundglas nt

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