Triplicate

Quick meaning: Triplicate is an adjective meaning Made thrice as much; threefold; tripled.

Meaning

Made thrice as much; threefold; tripled.

More Meanings

1. (uncountable) The making of three identical copies of something.
2. (countable) Each of a set of three identical objects or copies.
3. (transitive) To make three identical copies of something.
4. (transitive) To triple.

Example Sentences

The prime minister is a determined centralist in thrall to a tactless and obsessive aide, Cummings, whose skill seems limited to writing slogans in triplicate.

Suppose we duplicate actual numbers that are out in circulation, and perhaps hold over the originals? We can triplicate, quadruple, multiply by a hundred times if it suits our purpose.

Among the six bottles, three of them were pumped every 30 minutes and the three others every 60 minutes. This provided a triplicate of each condition (30 or 60 minutes idle time between pumping).

Word Forms

• triplicates
• triplicating
• triplicated

Synonyms for triplicate

Depending on context, synonyms include treble, triple, threefold, thrissome.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include tripling, threefold, three, triple, duplicate, treble.

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