Threefold
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Threefold is an adjective meaning Three times as great.
Meaning
Three times as great.
More Meanings
- By a factor of three.
- (mathematics) An algebraic variety of dimension 3.
- (transitive) To make threefold; to triple.
Example Sentences
In this way, we find some new pairs (h#123;1,1#125;,#92;#59;h#123;2,1#125;) of Hodge numbers of Calabi-Yau threefolds.
"We recognise that electrifying more of the railway is likely to be necessary to deliver decarbonisation," it stated. There's clearly a growing momentum in that direction, but some significant hurdles have still to be overcome - not least the legacy of the three-fold increase in cost on the Great Western Electrification Programme, which has become the poster project for expensive wiring.
Word Forms
- three-fold
- threefolds
- threefolding
- threefolded
Synonyms for threefold
Depending on context, synonyms include thrissome, ternary, trine, triple, triplicate, thrice.
Antonyms for threefold
Common opposites include trisect.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include triple, twofold, multiple, double, dual, treble.
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