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triplet Definition

tri·plet (trip′lit)

noun

  1. a collection or group of three, usually of one kind; specif.,
    1. a group of three successive lines of poetry, usually rhyming
    2. a group of three musical notes to be performed in the time of two of the same value
  2. any of three offspring born at a single birth

Etymology: tripl(e) + -et

triplet Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • feed: We did feed the triplets later in the afternoon.
  • see: Saw the triplets, sitting in the safety of their trees.
  • have: Some lines also have triplets where letters are gained.
  • bear: The triumph of my last few weeks was healthy triplets born naturally.
  • carry: These are just the beginning as over 50 % of the sheep are carrying triplets - lots of bottle feeding ahead!

Adjective modifier

  • he-like: Beside the He-like triplets, Fe XXI line ratios are used to obtain plasma densities.
  • subscript: A subscript triplet specifies a regular sequence of integer values.
  • first: The Palmer children were the first triplets to be born following treatment at NURTURE, The University of Nottingham's fertility treatment center.
  • other: We do not see adverts for any of the Mini's, explaining the virtues of the either of the other triplets.
  • guiltless: You are excused, " dismissing the two guiltless triplets with a wave of the terrible eyeglass; and w.. .

Modifies a noun

  • repeat: The severity of the latter relates to the length of the GAA triplet repeat.
  • pregnancy: Infertility treatments should be adapted in order to decrease the risk of triplet pregnancies.
  • state: Only the constants of the excited triplet state may be varied.
  • code: The code in DNA is a triplet code; three bases code for each amino acid ( three bases make up each gene ).
  • figure: Underneath the chords is a triplet figure which is alluded, evening in the section relating to dreaminess.
  • gestation: Twenty-three triplet gestations were identified; 8 achieved vaginal delivery.

Noun used with modifier

  • prayer: Prayer triplets function all over the country with a telephone prayer network for urgent requests.

Possessives

  • enclosure: At the triplets ' enclosure we only saw Nimira to start with, who was meowing at us from just below the deck.

Preposition: of

  • base: Codon Any triplet of bases containing information, such as a coding sequence.

Preposition: with

  • wave: You are excused, " dismissing the two guiltless triplets with a wave of the terrible eyeglass; and w.. .