triplet

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Noun

triplet (plural triplets)

1. A group of three.
2. One of a group of three.
3. One of a group of three siblings born at the same time to the same mother.
4. (music) A group of three notes played or written where two notes would ordinarily be; a form of tuplet.
5. (physics) A triquark.
6. (physics) A quantum state with three allowed projections for the spin.
7. A constructed gem consisting of a thin slice of natural opal sandwiched between a clear glass or quartz top and a synthetic or stone backing that enhances the colour of the opal.

Synonyms

• (group of three): threesome, triad; see also Thesaurus:trio
• (one of a group of three siblings born at the same time): threeling

Translations

group of three

• Dutch: trio (nl)
• Esperanto: triopo (eo)
• Finnish: kolmikko (fi)
• French: triplet (fr)
• German: Trio (de) n, Tripel (de) n, Triplett n
• Hebrew: שְׁלִישִׁיָּה‎ (he) f (shlishiyá)
• Italian: tripletta (it)

• Japanese: 三つ組 (みつぐみ, mitsu-gumi)
• Maori: tokotoru
• Norwegian: trio m
• Portuguese: trio (pt) m, trinca (pt) f, terceto (pt) m, tríade (pt) f
• Russian: тро́йка (ru) f (trójka), трипле́т (ru) m (triplét), тро́йня (ru) f (trójnja) (siblings), три́о (ru) n (trío)
• Spanish: trío (es) m, tríada f, triplete m
• Swedish: trio (sv) c

one of a group of three

• Esperanto: triopano
• Finnish: yksi kolmesta, kolmikon jäsen
• French: l'un des trois

• Norwegian: en av tre
• Spanish: uno del trío

one of three siblings born at the same time of the same mother

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• Dutch: drieling (nl) m
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• Finnish: kolmonen (fi)
• French: triplé (fr)
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• German: Drilling (de) m
• Greek: τρίδυμος (el) (trídymos) (adjective)
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• Hungarian: hármasiker
• Hunsrik: Drilling m
• Icelandic: þríburi m
• Japanese: 三つ子 (ja) (mitsugo)

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• Latin: trigeminus m, trigemina f
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• Maori: māhanga toru
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• Norwegian: trilling m
• Plautdietsch: Drillinkj m
• Polish: trojaczek
• Portuguese: trigémeo m, trigêmeo m
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• Russian: тройня́шка (ru) m or f (trojnjáška), близне́ц (ru) m (bliznéc)
• Spanish: trillizo (es) m, triate (es) m
• Swedish: trilling (sv) c
• Tagalog: tatlong magkakambal
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• Turkish: üçüz (tr)
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• Yoruba: ibẹta

(music): group of three notes played in place of two

• Czech: triola (cs) f
• Dutch: triool (nl) m or f
• Finnish: trioli (fi)
• French: triolet (fr) m
• German: Triole (de) f
• Greek: τρίηχο (el) n (tríicho)

• Icelandic: tríóla f
• Norwegian: triol m
• Russian: трио́ль (ru) f (triólʹ)
• Spanish: tresillo m
• Swedish: triol (sv) c

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Translations to be checked

• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} terceto (es) m

See also

• threesome
• trio
• triptych
• twin

Coefficient	Noun	Result
1	single	singlet
2	double	doublet twin
3	triple	triplet
4	quadruple	quadruplet
5	quintuple pentuple	quintuplet pentuplet
6	sextuple hextuple	sextuplet hextuplet
7	septuple heptuple	septuplet heptuplet
8	octuple	octuplet
9	nonuple	nonuplet
10	decuple	decuplet
11	undecuple hendecuple	undecuplet hendecuplet
12	duodecuple	duodecuplet
13	tredecuple	tredecuplet
100	centuple	centuplet
many	multiple	multiplet

Anagrams

• pretilt

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French

Etymology

triple +‎ -et

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʁi.plɛ/

Noun

triplet m (plural triplets)

1. (mathematics, biology, architecture) triplet, group of three things

Further reading

• “triplet” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).