English-Thai Dictionary

Tripitaka

N พระไตรปิฎก  pare-tri-pi-dok

 

Tripoli

N เมือง ทริโปลี เป็น เมืองหลวง ของ ประเทศ ลิเบีย  mung-tri-po-le-pen-muang-lung-kong-pra-thed-li-bia

 

trip

N การ เดินทาง  kan-doen-tang

 

trip

N ความผิดพลาด  kwam-pid-plad

 

trip

N ช่วงเวลา ที่ เคลิ้ม จาก ยาเสพย์ติด (คำ สแลง  chung-wa-la-ti-klom-jak-ya-seb-tid

 

trip

N ประสบการณ์ น่าตื่นเต้น  pra-sob-kan-na-tuan-ten

 

trip

VI กระโดด  kra-dod

 

trip

VI พูด ผิดพลาด  phud-pid-plad

 

trip

VI สะดุด  sa-dud

 

trip

VI เดินทาง  doen-tang

 

trip over

VI สะดุด  sa-dud

 

tripalmitin

N glycerol tripalmitate

 

triparted

A ที่ แบ่ง ออก เป็น สาม ส่วน 

 

tripartite

ADJ ไตรภาคี  trai-pa-ke

 

tripartition

N การ แบ่ง สาม ส่วน  การ แบ่ง เป็น สาม กลุ่ม  kan-bang-sam-suan

 

tripe

N พูด หรือ ข้อเขียน ที่ ผิด  สิ่ง เหลวไหล  ผ้าขี้ริ้ว 

 

tripersonal

A ประกอบด้วย  3 บุคคล 

 

tripetalous

A มี  3 กลีบดอก 

 

triphthong

N เสียง สระ ร่วม สาม ตัว 

 

triphylite

N แร่ช นิดหนึ่ง ที่ ประกอบด้วย ฟอสเฟต ของ เหล็ก และ แมงกานีส 

 

tripinnate

A ซึ่ง เป็น สอง กลีบ เลี้ยง 

 

triple

ADJ ประกอบด้วย สาม ชนิด  pra-kob-duai-sam-cha-nid

 

triple

ADJ ประกอบด้วย สาม ส่วน  pra-kob-duai-sam-suan

 

triple

ADJ สาม ครั้ง  sam-krang

 

triple

N จำนวน สาม ส่วน  jam-nuan-sam-suan

 

triple

N จำนวน สาม เท่า  jam-nuan-sam-tao

 

triple

VT ทำให้ เป็น สาม  tam-hai-pen-sam

 

triplet

N หนึ่ง ใน แฝดสาม คน  nuang-nai-fead-sam-kon

 

tripletail

N ปลา ทะเล ขนาดใหญ่ จำพวก หนึ่ง พบ ใน เมดิเตอร์เรเนียน 

 

triplex

ADJ สาม เท่า  sam-tao

 

triplicate

VT ทำสำเนา สาม ฉบับ  tam-sam-nao-sam-cha-dub

 

triply

ADV สาม เท่า  sam-tao

 

tripod

N ขาตั้ง สาม ขา  ka-tang-sam-ka

 

tripod

N โต๊ะ หรือ แท่น ที่ มี สาม ขา  to-rue-tean-ti-me-sam-ka

 

tripody

N บทกวี สาม จังหวะ 

 

tripoli

N ดิน หรือ สาร ขัดช นิดหนึ่ง 

 

tripos

N การ สอบไล่ เกียร นิยม ของ มหา ลัย เคมบริดจ์ 

 

tripper

N คน เดินทาง  คน ท่องเที่ยว  kon-doen-tang

 

trippet

N ส่วน อื่น ที่ กระทบ เป็นช่วงๆ 

 

tripping

ADJ ว่องไว  wong-wai

 

triptych

N แผ่น กระดาษ พับ สาม ทบ  pan-kra-dad-pab-sam-tob

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TRIP

v.t. 1. To supplant; to cause to fall by striking the feet suddenly from under the person; usually followed by up; as, to trip up a man in wrestling; to trip up the heels.
2. To supplant; to overthrow by depriving of support.
3. To catch; to detect.
4. To loose an anchor from the bottom by its cable or buoy-rope.

 

TRIP

v.i.To stumble; to strike the foot against something, so as to lose the step and come near to fall; or to stumble and fall. 1. To err; to fail; to mistake; to be deficient.
Virgil pretends sometimes to trip.

 

TRIP

v.i. 1. To run or step lightly; to walk with a light step.
She bounded by and tripp'd so light.
They had not time to take a steady sight.
Thus from the lion trips the trembling doe.
2. To take a voyage or journey.

 

TRIP

n.A stroke or catch by which a wrestler supplants his antagonist. And watches with a trip his foe to foil.
1. A stumble by the loss of foot-hold, or a striking of the foot against an object.
2. A failure; a mistake.
Each seeming trip, and each digressive start.
3. A journey; or a voyage.
I took a trip to London on the death of the queen.
4. In navigation, a single board in plying to windward.
5. Among farmers, a small flock of sheep, or a small stock of them. [Local. ]

 

TRIPARTITE

a.[L. tripartitus; tres, three, and partitus, divided; partior.] 1. Divided into three parts. In botany, a tripartite leaf is one which is divided into three parts down to the base, but not wholly separate.
2. Having three corresponding parts or copies; as indentures tripartite.

 

TRIPARTITION

n.A division by three, or the taking of a third part of any number or quantity.

 

TRIPE

n. 1. Properly, the entrails; but in common usage, the large stomach of ruminating animals, prepared for food.
2. In ludicrous language, the belly.

 

TRIPEDAL

a.[L. tres and pes. ] Having three feet.

 

TRIPE-MAN

n.A man who sells tripe.

 

TRIPENNATE, TRIPINNATE

a.[L. tres and penna or pinna. ] In botany, a tripinnate leaf is a species of superdecompound leaf, when a petiole has bipinnate leaves ranged on each side of it, as in common fern.

 

TRIPERSONAL

a.[L. tres and persona. ] Consisting of three persons.

 

TRIPETALOUS

a.[Gr. three, and leaf. ] In botany, three-petaled; having three petals or flower leaves.

 

TRIPHANE

n.A mineral, spodumene.

 

TRIPHTHONG

n.[Gr. three, and sound. ] A coalition of three vowels in one compound sound, or in one syllable, as in adieu, eye.

 

TRIPHTHONGAL

a.Pertaining to a triphthong; consisting of a triphthong.

 

TRIPHYLLOUS

a.[Gr. three, and leaf. ] In botany, three-leaved; having three leaves.

 

TRIPLE

a.[L. triplex, triplus; tres and plico, to fold. ] 1. Threefold; consisting of three united; as a triple knot; a triple tie.
By thy triple shape as thou are seen--
2. Treble; three times repeated. [See Treble. ]
Triple time, in music, is that in which each bar is divided into three measures or equal parts, as three minims, three crotchets, three quavers, etc.

 

TRIPLE

v.t.To treble; to make threefold or thrice as much or as many. [Usually written treble. ]

 

TRIPLET

n.[from triple. ] Three of a kind, or three united. 1. In poetry, three verses rhyming together.
2. In music, three notes sung or played in the time of two.

 

TRIPLICATE

a.[L. triplicatus, triplico; tres and plico, to fold. ] Made thrice as much; threefold. Triplicate ratio, is the ratio which cubes bear to each other.

 

TRIPLICATION

n.The act of trebling or making threefold, or adding three together. 1. In the civil law, the same as sur-rejoinder in common law.

 

TRIPLICITY

n.[L. triplex. ] Trebleness; the state of being threefold.

 

TRIPLY-RIBBED

a.[triple and rib. ] In botany, having a pair of large ribs branching off from the main one above the base, as in the leaves of many species of sunflower.

 

TRIP-MADAM

n.A plant.

 

TRIPOD

n.[L. tripus, tripodis; Gr. three, and foot. ] A bench, stool or seat supported by three legs, on which the priest and sibyls in ancient times were placed to render oracles.

 

TRIPOLI

n.In mineralogy, a mineral originally brought from Tripoli, used in polishing stones and metals. It has a dull argillaceous appearance, but is not compact. It has a fine hard grain, but does not soften by water, or mix with it. It is principally composed of silex.

 

TRIPOLINE

a.Pertaining to tripoli.

 

TRIPOS

n.A tripod, which see.

 

TRIPPED

pp. [from trip. ] Supplanted.

 

TRIPPER

n.One who trips or supplants; one that walks nimbly.

 

TRIPPING

ppr. Supplanting; stumbling; falling; stepping nimbly. 1. a. Quick; nimble.

 

TRIPPING

n.The act of tripping. 1. A light dance.
2. The loosing of an anchor from the ground by its cable or buoy-rope.

 

TRIPPINGLY

adv. Nimbly; with a light nimble quick step; with agility. Sing and dance it trippingly.
Speak the speech trippingly on the tongue.

 

TRIPTOTE

n.[Gr. three, and case. ] In grammar, a name having three cases only.

 

TRIPUDIARY

a.[L. tripudium.] Pertaining to dancing; performed by dancing.

 

TRIPUDIATION

n.[L. tripudio, to dance. ] Act of dancing.

 

TRIPYRAMID

n.[L. tres and pyramis. ] In mineralogy, a genus of spars, the body of which is composed of single pyramids, each of three sides, affixed by their base to some solid body.

 

TRIPERSONALITY

n.The state of existing in three persons in one Godhead.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TRIP

Trip, n. i. [imp. & p. p. Tripped; p. pr. & vb. n. Tripping. ] Etym: [OE. trippen; akin to D. trippen, Dan. trippe, and E. tramp. See Tramp. ]

 

1. To move with light, quick steps; to walk or move lightly; to skip; to move the feet nimbly; -- sometimes followed by it. See It, 5. This horse anon began to trip and dance. Chaucer. Come, and trip it, as you go, On the light fantastic toe. Milton. She bounded by, and tripped so light They had not time to take a steady sight. Dryden.

 

2. To make a brief journey or pleasure excursion; as, to trip to Europe.

 

3. To take a quick step, as when in danger of losing one's balance; hence, to make a false; to catch the foot; to lose footing; to stumble.

 

4. Fig. : To be guilty of a misstep; to commit an offense against morality, propriety, or rule; to err; to mistake; to fail. "Till his tongue trip. " Locke. A blind will thereupon comes to be led by a blind understanding; there is no remedy, but it must trip and stumble. South. Virgil is so exact in every word that none can be changed but for a worse; he pretends sometimes to trip, but it is to make you think him in danger when most secure. Dryden. What dost thou verily trip upon a word R. Browning.

 

TRIP

TRIP Trip, v. t.

 

1. To cause to stumble, or take a false step; to cause to lose the footing, by striking the feet from under; to cause to fall; to throw off the balance; to supplant; -- often followed by up; as, to trip up a man in wrestling. The words of Hobbes's defense trip up the heels of his cause. Abp. Bramhall.

 

2. Fig. : To overthrow by depriving of support; to put an obstacle in the way of; to obstruct; to cause to fail. To trip the course of law, and blunt the sword. Shak.

 

3. To detect in a misstep; to catch; to convict. [R.] These her women can trip me if I err. Shak.

 

4. (Naut. ) (a ) To raise (an anchor ) from the bottom, by its cable or buoy rope, so that it hangs free. (b ) To pull (a yard ) into a perpendicular position for lowering it.

 

5. (Mach. )

 

Defn: To release, let fall, or see free, as a weight or compressed spring, as by removing a latch or detent.

 

TRIP

TRIP Trip, n.

 

1. A quick, light step; a lively movement of the feet; a skip. His heart bounded as he sometimes could hear the trip of a light female step glide to or from the door. Sir W. Scott.

 

2. A brief or rapid journey; an excursion or jaunt. I took a trip to London on the death of the queen. Pope.

 

3. A false step; a stumble; a misstep; a loss of footing or balance. Fig. : An error; a failure; a mistake. Imperfect words, with childish trips. Milton. Each seeming trip, and each digressive start. Harte.

 

4. A small piece; a morsel; a bit. [Obs. ] "A trip of cheese. " Chaucer.

 

5. A stroke, or catch, by which a wrestler causes his antagonist to lose footing. And watches with a trip his foe to foil. Dryden. It is the sudden trip in wrestling that fetches a man to the ground. South.

 

6. (Naut. )

 

Defn: A single board, or tack, in plying, or beating, to windward.

 

7. A herd or flock, as of sheep, goats, etc. [Prov. Eng. & Scott. ]

 

8. A troop of men; a host. [Obs. ] Robert of Brunne.

 

9. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A flock of widgeons.

 

TRIPALMITATE

Tri *pal "mi *tate, n. Etym: [Pref. tri- + palmitate. ] (Chem. )

 

Defn: A palmitate derived from three molecules of palmitic acid.

 

TRIPALMITIN

Tri *pal "mi *tin, n. Etym: [Pref. tri- + palmitin. ] (Physiol. Chem. )

 

Defn: See Palmitin.

 

TRIPANG

TRIPANG Tri *pang ", n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: See Trepang.

 

TRIPARTED

Tri "part `ed, a. Etym: [Pref. tri- + parted. ]

 

1. (Her. )

 

Defn: Parted into three piece; having three parts or pieces; -- said of the field or of a bearing; as, a cross triparted.

 

2. (Bot. )

 

Defn: Divided nearly to the base into three segments or lobes.

 

TRIPARTIBLE

TRIPARTIBLE Tri *part "i *ble, a.

 

Defn: Divisible into three parts.

 

TRIPARTIENT

Tri *par "tient, a. Etym: [See Tripartite. ] (Arith.)

 

Defn: Dividing into three parts; -- said of a number which exactly divides another into three parts.

 

TRIPARTITE

Trip "ar *tite, a. Etym: [L. tripartitus; tri- (see Tri- ) + partitus,p. p. of partiri to part, to divide. See Part, v. i.]

 

1. Divided into three parts; triparted; as, a tripartite leaf.

 

2. Having three corresponding parts or copies; as, to make indentures tripartite. A. Smith.

 

3. Made between three parties; as, a tripartite treaty.

 

TRIPARTITELY

TRIPARTITELY Trip `ar *tite *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a tripartite manner.

 

TRIPARTITION

Trip `ar *ti "tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. tripartition. ]

 

Defn: A division by threes, or into three parts; the taking of a third part of any number or quantity.

 

TRIPASCHAL

Tri *pas "chal, a. Etym: [Pref. tri- + paschal. ]

 

Defn: Including three passovers.

 

TRIPE

Tripe, n. Etym: [OE. tripe, F. tripe; of uncertain origin; cf. Sp. &Pg. tripa, It. trippa, OD. tripe, W. tripa, Armor. stripen.]

 

1. The large stomach of ruminating animals, when prepared for food. How say you to a fat tripe finely broiled Shak.

 

2. The entrails; hence, humorously or in contempt, the belly; -- generally used in the plural. Howell.

 

TRIPEDAL

Trip "e *dal, a. Etym: [L. tripedalis; tri- (see Tri- ) + pes, pedis, a foot. ]

 

Defn: Having three feet.

 

TRIPE-DE-ROCHE

Tripe `-de-roche ", n. Etym: [F.] (Bot. )

 

Defn: Same as Rock tripe, under Rock.

 

TRIPEL

TRIPEL Trip "el, n. (Min. )

 

Defn: Same as Tripoli.

 

TRIPEMAN

TRIPEMAN Tripe "man, n.; pl. -men (.

 

Defn: A man who prepares or sells tripe.

 

TRIPENNATE

Tri *pen "nate, a. Etym: [Pref. tri- + pennate. ] (Bot. )

 

Defn: Same as Tripinnate.

 

TRIPERSONAL

Tri *per "son *al, a. Etym: [Pref. tri- + personal. ]

 

Defn: Consisting of three persons. Milton.

 

TRIPERSONALIST

TRIPERSONALIST Tri *per "son *al *ist, n.

 

Defn: A Trinitarian.

 

TRIPERSONALITY

TRIPERSONALITY Tri *per `son *al "i *ty, n.

 

Defn: The state of existing as three persons in one Godhead; trinity.

 

TRIPERY

Trip "er *y, n. Etym: [Cf. F. triperie.]

 

Defn: A place where tripe is prepared or sold. London Quart. Rev.

 

TRIPESTONE

TRIPESTONE Tripe "stone `, n. (Min. )

 

Defn: A variety of anhydrite composed of contorted plates fancied to resemble pieces of tripe.

 

TRIPETALOID

Tri *pet "al *oid, a. Etym: [Pref. tri- + petaloid. ] (Bot. )

 

Defn: Having the form or appearance of three petals; appearing as if furnished with three petals.

 

TRIPETALOUS

Tri *pet "al *ous, a. Etym: [Pref. tri- + petalous: cf. F. tripétale.](Bot. )

 

Defn: Having three petals, or flower leaves; three-petaled.

 

TRIP HAMMER

TRIP HAMMER Trip " ham `mer.

 

Defn: A tilt hammer.

 

TRIPHANE

Tri "phane, n. Etym: [Gr. Tri- ) + to appear cf. F. triphane. ] (Min. )

 

Defn: Spodumene.

 

TRIPHTHONG

Triph "thong, n. Etym: [Pref. tri- + -phthong, as in diphthong: cf. F.triphthonque.] (Orthoëpy )

 

Defn: A combination of three vowel sounds in a single syllable, forming a simple or compound sound; also, a union of three vowel characters, representing together a single sound; a trigraph; as, eye, -ieu in adieu, -eau in beau, are examples of triphthongs.

 

TRIPHTHONGAL

TRIPHTHONGAL Triph *thon "gal, a.

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to a triphthong; consisting of three vowel sounds pronounced together in a single syllable.

 

TRIPHYLINE

TRIPHYLINE Triph "y *line, n.

 

Defn: Triphylite.

 

TRIPHYLITE

Triph "y *lite, n. Etym: [Pref. tri- + Gr. (Min. )

 

Defn: A mineral of a grayish-green or bluish color, consisting of the phosphates of iron, manganese, and lithia.

 

Note: A salmon-colored or clove-brown variety containing but little iron is known as lithiophilite.

 

TRIPHYLLOUS

Triph "yl *lous, a. Etym: [Gr. Tri- ) + a leaf: cf. F. triphylle.](Bot. )

 

Defn: Having three leaves; three-leaved.

 

TRIPINNATE

Tri *pin "nate, a. Etym: [Pref. tri- + pinnate. ] (Bot. )

 

Defn: Having bipinnate leaflets arranged on each side of a rhachis.

 

TRIPINNATIFID

Tri `pin *nat "i *fid, a. Etym: [Pref. tri- + pinnatifid. ] (Bot. )

 

Defn: Thrice pinnately cleft; -- said of a pinnatifid leaf when its segments are pinnatifid, and the subdivisions of these also are pinnatifid.

 

TRIPITAKA

TRIPITAKA Tri *pit "a *ka, n. [Skr. tripitsaka.]

 

Defn: The three divisions, or "baskets " (pitakas ), of buddhist scriptures, -- the Vinayapitaka [Skr. Vinayapitsaka ], or Basket of Discipline; Suttapitaka [Pali ], or Basket of Discourses; and Abhidhammapitaka [Pali ], or Basket of Metaphysics.

 

TRIPLASIAN

Tri *pla "sian, a. Etym: [Gr.

 

Defn: Three-fold; triple; treble. [Obs. ] Cudworth.

 

TRIPLE

Tri "ple, a. Etym: [L. triplus; tri- (see Tri- ) + -plus, as in duplus double: cf. F. triple. See Double, and cf. Treble. ]

 

1. Consisting of three united; multiplied by three; threefold; as, a triple knot; a triple tie. By thy triple shape as thou art seen. Dryden.

 

2. Three times repeated; treble. See Treble.

 

3. One of three; third. [Obs. ] Shak. Triple crown, the crown, or tiara, of the pope. See Tiara, 2. -- Triple-expansion steam engine, a compound steam engine in which the same steam performs work in three cylinders successively. -- Triple measure (Mus. ), a measure of tree beats of which first only is accented. -- Triple ratio (Math. ), a ratio which is equal to 3. -- Triple salt (Chem. ), a salt containing three distinct basic atoms as radicals; thus, microcosmic salt is a triple salt. -- Triple star (Astron.), a system of three stars in close proximity. -- Triple time (Mus. ), that time in which each measure is divided into three equal parts. -- Triple valve, in an automatic air brake for railroad cars, the valve under each car, by means of which the brake is controlled by a change of pressure in the air pipe leading from the locomotive.

 

TRIPLE

Tri "ple, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tripled; p. pr. & vb. n. Tripling.]Etym: [Cf. F. tripler. See Triple, a.]

 

Defn: To make threefold, or thrice as much or as many; to treble; as, to triple the tax on coffee.

 

TRIPLE-CROWNED

TRIPLE-CROWNED Tri "ple-crowned `, a.

 

Defn: Having three crowns; wearing the triple crown, as the pope.

 

TRIPLE-HEADED

TRIPLE-HEADED Tri "ple-head `ed, a.

 

Defn: Having three heads; three-headed; as, the triple-headed dog Cerberus.

 

TRIPLET

Trip "let, n. Etym: [From Triple. ]

 

1. A collection or combination of three of a kind; three united.

 

2. (Poetry )

 

Defn: Three verses rhyming together.

 

3. (Mus. )

 

Defn: A group of three notes sung or played in the tree of two.

 

4. pl.

 

Defn: Three children or offspring born at one birth.

 

TRIPLE-TAIL

TRIPLE-TAIL Tri "ple-tail `, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: An edible fish (Lobotes Surinamensis ) found in the warmer parts of all the oceans, and common on the southern and middle coasts of the United States. When living it is silvery gray, and becomes brown or blackish when dead. Its dorsal and anal fins are long, and extend back on each side of the tail. It has large silvery scales which are used in the manufacture of fancy work. Called also, locally, black perch, grouper, and flasher.

 

TRIPLEX

TRIPLEX Tri "plex, a. (Mach. )

 

Defn: Havingthree principal operative parts or motions, so as to produce a three-fold effect.

 

TRIPLICATE

Trip "li *cate, a. Etym: [L. triplicatus, p. p. of triplicare to triple, treble; tri- (see Tri- ) + plicare to fold. See Ply, v. t.]

 

Defn: Made thrice as much; threefold; tripled. Triplicate ratio (Math. ), the ratio of the cubes of two quantities; thus, the triplicate ratio of a to b is a3: b3.

 

TRIPLICATE

TRIPLICATE Trip "li *cate, n.

 

Defn: A third thing corresponding to two others of the same kind.

 

TRIPLICATE-TERNATE

TRIPLICATE-TERNATE Trip "li *cate-ter `nate, a. (Bot. )

 

Defn: Triternate.

 

TRIPLICATION

Trip "li *ca "tion, n. Etym: [L. triplicatio: cf. F. triplication. ]

 

1. The act of tripling, or making threefold, or adding three together. Glanvill.

 

2. (Civil Law )

 

Defn: Same as Surrejoinder.

 

TRIPLICITY

Tri *plic "i *ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. triplicité, fr. L. triplex, triplicis, threefold. See Triplicate, a.]

 

Defn: The quality or state of being triple, or threefold; trebleness. In their trinal triplicities on high. Spenser.

 

TRIPLICOSTATE

Trip `li *cos "tate, a. Etym: [Triple + costate. ] (Bot. )

 

Defn: Three-ribbed.

 

TRIPLITE

Trip "lite, n. Etym: [Cf. F. triplite. See Triple. ] (Min. )

 

Defn: A mineral of a dark brown color, generally with a fibrous, massive structure. It is a fluophosphate of iron and manganese.

 

TRIPLOBLASTIC

Trip `lo *blas "tic, a. Etym: [Gr. -blast + -ic. ] (Biol.)

 

Defn: Of, pertaining to, or designating, that condition of the ovum in which there are three primary germinal layers, or in which the blastoderm splits into three layers.

 

TRIPLOIDITE

TRIPLOIDITE Trip *loi "dite, n. (Min. )

 

Defn: A manganese phosphate near triplite, but containing hydroxyl instead of fluorine.

 

TRIPLY

TRIPLY Trip "ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a triple manner.

 

TRIPMADAM

Trip "mad `am, n. Etym: [F. tripe-madame, trique-madame.] (Bot. )

 

Defn: Same as Prickmadam.

 

TRIPOD

Tri "pod, n. Etym: [L. tripus, -odis, Gr. Tri- ) + Foot, and cf. Tripos, Trivet. ]

 

1. Any utensil or vessel, as a stool, table, altar, caldron, etc. , supported on three feet.

 

Note: On such, a stool, in the temple of Apollo at Delphi, the Pythian priestess sat while giving responses to those consulting the Delphic oracle.

 

2. A three-legged frame or stand, usually jointed at top, for supporting a theodolite, compass, telescope, camera, or other instrument. Tripod of life, or Vital tripod (Physiol.), the three organs, the heart, lungs, and brain; -- so called because their united action is necessary to the maintenance of life.

 

TRIPODIAN

TRIPODIAN Tri *po "di *an, n. (Mus. )

 

Defn: An ancient stringed instrument; -- so called because, in form, it resembled the Delphic tripod.

 

TRIPODY

Trip "o *dy, n. Etym: [Pref. tri- + -pody, as in dipody. ] (Pros.)

 

Defn: Three metrical feet taken together, or included in one measure.

 

TRIPOLI

TRIPOLI Trip "o *li, n. (Min. )

 

Defn: An earthy substance originally brought from Tripoli, used in polishing stones and metals. It consists almost wholly of the siliceous shells of diatoms.

 

TRIPOLINE

TRIPOLINE Trip "o *line, a.

 

1. Of or pertaining to Tripoli or its inhabitants; Tripolitan.

 

2. Of or pertaining to tripoli, the mineral.

 

TRIPOLITAN

TRIPOLITAN Tri *pol "i *tan, a.

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to Tripoli or its inhabitants; Tripoline. -- n.

 

Defn: A native or inhabitant of Tripoli.

 

TRIPOS

Tri "pos, n.; pl. Triposes. Etym: [Gr. Tripod. ]

 

1. A tripod. [Obs. ] Dryden.

 

2. A university examination of questionists, for honors; also, a tripos paper; one who prepares a tripos paper. [Cambridge University, Eng. ] Classical tripos examination, the final university examination for classical honors, optional to all who have taken the mathematical honors. C. A. Bristed. -- Tripos paper, a printed list of the successful candidates for mathematical honors, accompanied by a piece in Latin verse. There are two of these, designed to commemorate the two tripos days. The first contains the names of the wranglers and senior optimes, and the second the names of the junior optimes. The word tripos is supposed to refer to the three-legged stool formerly used at the examinations for these honors, though some derive it from the three brackets formerly printed on the back of the paper. C. A. Bristed.

 

TRIPPANT

TRIPPANT Trip "pant, a. (Her. )

 

Defn: See Tripping, a., 2.

 

TRIPPER

TRIPPER Trip "per, n.

 

1. One who trips or supplants; also, one who walks or trips nimbly; a dancer.

 

2. An excursionist.

 

TRIPPET

TRIPPET Trip "pet, n. (Mach. )

 

Defn: A cam, wiper, or projecting piece which strikes another piece repeatedly.

 

TRIPPING

TRIPPING Trip "ping, a.

 

1. Quick; nimble; stepping lightly and quickly.

 

2. (Her. )

 

Defn: Having the right forefoot lifted, the others remaining on the ground, as if he were trotting; trippant; -- said of an animal, as a hart, buck, and the like, used as a bearing.

 

TRIPPING

TRIPPING Trip "ping, n.

 

1. Act of one who, or that which, trips.

 

2. A light dance. Other trippings to be trod of lighter toes. Milton.

 

3. (Naut. )

 

Defn: The loosing of an anchor from the ground by means of its cable or buoy rope. Tripping line (Naut. ), a small rope attached to the topgallant or royal yard, used to trip the yard, and in lowering it to the deck; also, a line used in letting go the anchor. Luce.

 

TRIPPINGLY

TRIPPINGLY Trip "ping *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a tripping manner; with a light, nimble, quick step; with agility; nimbly. Sing, and dance it trippingly. Shak. Speak the speech. .. trippingly on the tongue. Shak.

 

TRIPSIS

Trip "sis, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Med. )(a ) Trituration. [R.] (b ) Shampoo. [R.]

 

TRIPTOTE

Trip "tote, n. Etym: [L. triptotum, Gr. Tri- ) + (Gram. )

 

Defn: A noun having three cases only.

 

TRIPTYCH

Trip "tych, n. Etym: [Gr. Tri- ) +

 

Defn: Anything in three parts or leaves. Specifically: -- (a ) A writing tablet in three parts, two of which fold over on the middle part. (b ) A picture or altarpiece in three compartments.

 

TRIPUDIARY

Tri *pu "di *a *ry, a. Etym: [L. tripudium a measured stamping, a leaping, a solemn religious dance. ]

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to dancing; performed by dancing. [R.] " Tripudiary augurations." Sir T. Browne.

 

TRIPUDIATE

Tri *pu "di *ate, v. i. Etym: [L. tripudiare, tripudiatum.]

 

Defn: To dance. [R.] Cockeram.

 

TRIPUDIATION

Tri *pu `di *a "tion, n. Etym: [L. tripudiatio.]

 

Defn: The act of dancing. [R.] Bacon. Carlyle.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

trip

trip |trip trɪp | ▶verb ( trips, tripping , tripped ) 1 [ no obj. ] catch one's foot on something and stumble or fall: he tripped over his cat | she tripped up during the penultimate lap. • [ with obj. ] cause (someone ) to do this: she shot out her foot to trip him up . • (trip up ) make a mistake: taxpayers often trip up by not declaring taxable income. • [ with obj. ] (trip someone up ) detect or expose someone in an error, blunder, or inconsistency: the man was determined to trip him up on his economics. 2 [ no obj. ] walk, run, or dance with quick light steps: they tripped up the terrace steps. • (of words ) flow lightly and easily: a name that trips off the tongue | the guest list tripped from her lips. 3 [ with obj. ] activate (a mechanism ), esp. by contact with a switch, catch, or other electrical device: an intruder trips the alarm. • [ no obj. ] (of part of an electric circuit ) disconnect automatically as a safety measure: the plugs will trip as soon as any change in current is detected. 4 [ with obj. ] Nautical release and raise (an anchor ) from the seabed by means of a buoyed line attached to the anchor's crown. • turn (a yard or other object ) from a horizontal to a vertical position for lowering. 5 [ no obj. ] informal experience hallucinations induced by taking a psychedelic drug, esp. LSD: they prance around tripping out on their hallucinogens. 6 [ no obj. ] go on a short journey: when tripping through the Yukon, take some time to explore our museums. ▶noun 1 an act of going to a place and returning; a journey or excursion, esp. for pleasure: Sally's gone on a school trip | a trip to the North Pole | a quick trip to the store. 2 a stumble or fall due to catching one's foot on something. • archaic a mistake: an occasional trip in the performance. 3 informal a hallucinatory experience caused by taking a psychedelic drug, esp. LSD: acid trips. • an exciting or stimulating experience: it was a trip seeing him again. • a self-indulgent attitude or activity: politics was a sixties trip. 4 a device that activates or disconnects a mechanism, circuit, etc. 5 archaic a light, lively movement of a person's feet: yonder comes Dalinda; I know her by her trip. PHRASES trip the light fantastic humorous dance, in particular engage in ballroom dancing. [from “Trip it as you go / On the light fantastic toe ” (Milton's L'Allegro ).]ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French triper, from Middle Dutch trippen ‘to skip, hop. ’

 

tripartite

tri par tite |trīˈpärˌtīt traɪˈpɑrˌtaɪt | ▶adjective consisting of three parts: a tripartite classification. • shared by or involving three parties: a tripartite coalition government. DERIVATIVES tri par tite ly adverb, tri par ti tion |ˌtrīpärˈtiSHən |noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin tripartitus, from tri- ‘three ’ + partitus ‘divided ’ (past participle of partiri ).

 

trip computer

trip com pu ter ▶noun an electronic odometer, typically with extra capabilities such as the ability to calculate fuel consumption.

 

tripe

tripe |trīp traɪp | ▶noun 1 the first or second stomach of a cow or other ruminant used as food. 2 informal nonsense; rubbish: you do talk tripe sometimes. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, of unknown origin.

 

tripeptide

tripeptide |trʌɪˈpɛptʌɪd | ▶noun Biochemistry any of a group of peptides containing three amino-acid residues in the molecule.

 

trip hammer

trip ham mer ▶noun a large, heavy pivoted hammer used in forging, raised by a cam or lever and allowed to drop on the metal being worked.

 

trip-hop

trip-hop ▶noun a style of dance music, usually slow in tempo, that combines elements of hip-hop and dub reggae with softer, more ambient sounds.

 

triphthong

triph thong |ˈtrifˌTHôNG, ˈtrip- ˈtrɪfˌθɔŋ ˈtrɪpˌθɔŋ | ▶noun a union of three vowels (letters or sounds ) pronounced in one syllable (as in some pronunciations of our ). Contrasted with diphthong, monophthong. • a vowel trigraph (as in b eau ). DERIVATIVES triph thong al |trifˈTHôNG (g )əl, trip-, -ˈTHäNG (g )əl |adjective ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French triphtongue, from tri- ‘three, ’ on the pattern of diphthong .

 

Tripitaka

Tri pit a ka |triˈpitikə ˌtrɪpiˈtɑkə | ▶noun (the Tripitaka ) the discourses of the Buddha, collected in the first century and arranged into the three divisions of sermons, monastic law, and metaphysics. Only the compilation of the Theravada school, written in Pali, survives in its entirety. ORIGIN from Sanskrit tripiṭaka, literally ‘the three baskets or collections. ’

 

tripl.

tripl. ▶abbreviation triplicate.

 

triplane

tri plane |ˈtrīˌplān ˈtraɪpleɪn | ▶noun an early type of airplane with three pairs of wings, one above the other.

 

triple

tri ple |ˈtripəl ˈtrɪpəl | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] consisting of or involving three parts, things, or people: a triple murder | triple somersaults. • having three times the usual size, quality, or strength: a triple dark rum. ▶predeterminer three times as much or as many: the copper energy cells had triple the efficiency of silicon cells. ▶noun 1 a thing that is three times as large as usual or is made up of three standard units or items. 2 (triples ) a sporting contest in which each side has three players. 3 (Triples ) Bell-ringing a system of change ringing using seven bells, with three pairs changing places each time. 4 Baseball a hit that enables the batter to reach third base. 5 another term for trifecta. ▶verb [ no obj. ] 1 become three times as much or as many: grain prices were expected to triple. • [ with obj. ] multiply (something ) by three: the party more than tripled its share of the vote. 2 Baseball hit a triple: he tripled into right field. DERIVATIVES trip ly |ˈtriplē |adverb ORIGIN Middle English (as an adjective and adverb ): from Old French, or from Latin triplus, from Greek triplous.

 

triple A

tri ple A (also AAA ) ▶noun 1 [ usu. as modifier ] Finance the highest grading available from credit rating agencies. 2 the highest competitive level in minor league baseball.

 

triple acrostic

triple acros |tic ▶noun an acrostic in which the first, middle, and last letters of each line form hidden words.

 

Triple Alliance

Tri ple Al li ance ▶noun a union or association between three powers or states, in particular that made in 1668 between England, the Netherlands, and Sweden against France, and that in 1882 between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy against France and Russia.

 

triple bond

tri ple bond ▶noun Chemistry a chemical bond in which three pairs of electrons are shared between two atoms.

 

triple crown

tri ple crown |trɪplˈkraʊn | ▶noun 1 ( Triple Crown ) an award or honor for winning a group of three important events in a sport, in particular victory by one horse in the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness, and the Belmont Stakes. 2 the papal tiara.

 

Triple Entente

Tri ple En tente |änˈtänt ˌtrɪpəl ɑnˈtɑnt | an early-20th -century alliance between Great Britain, France, and Russia. Originally a series of loose agreements, the Triple Entente began to assume the nature of a more formal alliance as the prospect of war with the Central Powers became more likely, and formed the basis of the Allied powers in World War I.

 

triple harp

triple harp ▶noun a large harp without pedals, and with three rows of strings, the middle row providing sharps and flats. Also called Welsh harp.

 

triple jump

tri ple jump |ˈtrɪpəl ˌʤəmp | ▶noun 1 ( the triple jump ) a track-and-field event in which competitors attempt to jump as far as possible by performing a hop, a step, and a jump from a running start. 2 Skating a jump in which the skater makes three full turns while in the air. ▶verb ( triple-jump ) [ no obj. ] (of an athlete ) perform a triple jump. DERIVATIVES tri ple jump er noun

 

triple play

tri ple play ▶noun Baseball a defensive play in which three runners are put out.

 

triple point

tri ple point ▶noun Chemistry the temperature and pressure at which the solid, liquid, and vapor phases of a pure substance can coexist in equilibrium.

 

triple rhyme

tri ple rhyme ▶noun a feminine rhyme involving one stressed and two unstressed syllables in each rhyming line.

 

triple sec

triple sec |ˌtrɪp (ə )l ˈsɛk | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a colourless orange-flavoured liqueur. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: sec, French, ‘dry ’.

 

triplet

tri plet |ˈtriplit ˈtrɪplɪt | ▶noun 1 (usu. triplets ) one of three children or animals born at the same birth. 2 a set or succession of three similar things. • Music a group of three equal notes to be performed in the time of two or four. • a set of three rhyming lines of verse. 3 Physics & Chemistry an atomic or molecular state characterized by two unpaired electrons with parallel spins. • a group of three associated lines close together in a spectrum or electrophoretic gel. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from triple, on the pattern of doublet .

 

triplet code

tri plet code ▶noun Biology the standard version of the genetic code, in which a sequence of three nucleotides in a DNA or RNA molecule codes for a specific amino acid in protein synthesis.

 

triple time

tri ple time ▶noun musical time with three beats to the bar.

 

triple tonguing

tri ple tongu ing ▶noun Music a technique in which alternate movements of the tongue are made (typically as in sounding ttk ) to facilitate rapid playing of a wind instrument.

 

triplex

tri plex |ˈtripleks, ˈtrī -ˈtrɪplɛks | ▶noun 1 a building divided into three self-contained residences. • an apartment or other residence on three floors. • a movie theater with three separate screening rooms. 2 Biochemistry a triple-stranded polynucleotide molecule. ▶adjective having three parts, in particular (of a residence ) on three floors: his vast triplex apartment. ▶verb (be triplexed ) (of electrical equipment or systems ) be provided or fitted in triplicate so as to ensure reliability. ORIGIN early 17th cent. (as an adjective in the sense ‘threefold ’): from Latin, ‘threefold, ’ from tri- ‘three ’ + plicare ‘to fold. ’ Current specific senses date from the 1920s.

 

triplicate

trip li cate ▶adjective |ˈtriplikit ˈtrɪpləkət ˈtrɪplɪkət | [ attrib. ] existing in three copies or examples: triplicate measurements. ▶noun |ˈtriplikit ˈtrɪpləkət | archaic a thing that is part of a set of three copies or corresponding parts: the triplicate of a letter to the Governor. ▶verb |-ˌkāt ˈtrɪpləˌkeɪt | [ with obj. ] make three copies of (something ); multiply by three. PHRASES in triplicate three times in exactly the same way: the procedure was repeated in triplicate. • existing as a set of three exact copies: this form is in triplicate and must be handed to all employees. DERIVATIVES trip li ca tion |ˌtripləˈkāSHən |noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin triplicat- ‘made three, ’ from the verb triplicare, from triplex, triplic- ‘threefold ’ (see triplex ). The verb dates from the early 17th cent.

 

triplicity

tri plic i ty |triˈplisitē trɪˈplɪsədi | ▶noun ( pl. triplicities ) rare a group of three people or things. • archaic the state of being triple. ORIGIN late Middle English (as a term in astrology ): from late Latin triplicitas, from Latin triplex, triplic- ‘threefold ’ (see triplex ).

 

triploblastic

trip lo blas tic |ˌtriplōˈblastik ˌtrɪploʊˈblæstɪk | ▶adjective Zoology having a body derived from three embryonic cell layers (ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm ), as in all multicellular animals except sponges and coelenterates. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Greek triploos ‘threefold ’ + -blast + -ic .

 

triploid

trip loid |ˈtriploid ˈtrɪplɔɪd |Genetics ▶adjective (of a cell or nucleus ) containing three homologous sets of chromosomes. • (of an organism or species ) composed of triploid cells. ▶noun a triploid organism, variety, or species. DERIVATIVES trip loi dy |ˈtriˌploidē |noun

 

tripmeter

trip me ter |ˈtripˌmētər ˈtrɪpmidər | ▶noun a vehicle instrument that can be set to record the distance of individual journeys.

 

tripod

tri pod |ˈtrīpäd ˈtraɪˌpɑd | ▶noun 1 a three-legged stand for supporting a camera or other apparatus. 2 archaic a stool, table, or cauldron resting on three legs. • historical the bronze altar at Delphi on which a priestess sat to utter oracles. DERIVATIVES trip o dal |trīˈpōdl |adjective ORIGIN early 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek tripous, tripod-, from tri- ‘three ’ + pous, pod- ‘foot. ’

 

Tripoli

Trip o li |ˈtripəlē ˈtrɪpəli | 1 the capital and chief port of Libya, on the Mediterranean coast in the northwestern part of the country; pop. 1,065,400 (est. 2006 ). Founded by Phoenicians in the 7th century bc, its ancient name was Oea. Arabic name Tarabulus al-Gharb, ‘western Tripoli ’. 2 a port in northwestern Lebanon; pop. 190,800 (est. 2009 ). It was founded c. 700 bc and was the capital of the Phoenician triple federation formed by the city states Sidon, Tyre, and Arvad. Today it is a major port and commercial center. Arabic name Tarabulus ash-Sham, ‘eastern Tripoli, ’ Trâblous.

 

tripoli

trip o li |ˈtripəlē ˈtrɪpəli | ▶noun another term for rottenstone. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from French, from Tripoli .

 

Tripolitania

Trip o li ta ni a |ˌtripələˈtānēə, triˌpälə -, -ˈtānyə ˌtrɪpələˈteɪniə | a coastal region that surrounds Tripoli in North Africa, in what is now northeastern Libya. DERIVATIVES Trip o li ta ni an adjective & noun ORIGIN based on Latin tripolis ‘three cities, ’ referring to the Phoenician cities, Oea (now Tripoli ), Leptis Magna, and Sabratha, established here in the 7th cent. bc .

 

tripos

tri pos |ˈtrīˌpäs ˈtraɪpɑs | ▶noun [ in sing. ] the final honors examination for a BA degree at Cambridge University. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: alteration of Latin tripus ‘tripod, ’ with reference to the stool on which a designated graduate (known as the “Tripos ”) sat.

 

trippant

trip pant |ˈtripənt ˈtrɪpənt | ▶adjective [ usu. postpositive ] Heraldry (of a stag or deer ) represented as walking. Compare with passant. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Old French, literally ‘walking or springing lightly, ’ present participle of tripper .

 

tripper

trip per |ˈtripər ˈtrɪpər | ▶noun informal a person who goes on a pleasure trip or excursion.

 

tripple

tripple |ˈtrɪp (ə )l |S. African ▶noun [ in sing. ] a horse's gait in which both left and then both right legs move together. ▶verb [ no obj. ] (of a horse ) move at the pace of a tripple. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Dutch trippelen, from trippen ‘to skip, trip ’.

 

trippy

trip py |ˈtripē ˈtrɪpi | ▶adjective ( trippier, trippiest ) informal resembling or inducing the hallucinatory effect produced by taking a psychedelic drug: trippy house music.

 

triptych

trip tych |ˈtriptik ˈtrɪptɪk | ▶noun a picture or relief carving on three panels, typically hinged together side by side and used as an altarpiece. • a set of three associated artistic, literary, or musical works intended to be appreciated together. ORIGIN mid 18th cent. (denoting a set of three writing tablets hinged or tied together ): from tri- ‘three, ’ on the pattern of diptych .

 

triptyque

trip tyque |tripˈtēk, ˈtriptik trɪpˈtik | ▶noun dated a customs permit serving as a passport for a motor vehicle. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from French, literally ‘triptych ’ (because originally the document had three sections ).

 

Tripura

Trip u ra |ˈtripo͝orə ˈtrɪpʊrə | a small state in northeastern India, on the eastern border of Bangladesh; capital, Agartala.

 

tripwire

trip wire |ˈtripˌwīr ˈtrɪpˌwaɪ (ə )r | ▶noun a wire stretched close to the ground, working a trap, explosion, or alarm when disturbed and serving to detect or prevent people or animals entering an area. • a comparatively weak military force employed as a first line of defense, engagement with which will trigger the intervention of strong forces.

 

Oxford Dictionary

trip

trip |trɪp | ▶verb ( trips, tripping, tripped ) 1 [ no obj. ] catch one's foot on something and stumble or fall: he tripped over his cat | she tripped up during the penultimate lap. • [ with obj. ] cause to stumble and fall: she shot out her foot to trip him up . • (trip up ) make a mistake: taxpayers often trip up by not declaring taxable income. • [ with obj. ] (trip someone up ) detect or expose someone in a mistake or inconsistency: the man was determined to trip him up on his economics. 2 [ no obj., with adverbial ] walk, run, or dance with quick light steps: they tripped up the terrace steps. • (of words ) flow lightly and easily: a name which trips off the tongue . 3 [ with obj. ] activate (a mechanism ), especially by contact with a switch, catch, or other electrical device: somebody tripped the alarm. • [ no obj. ] (of part of an electric circuit ) disconnect automatically as a safety measure: the plugs will trip as soon as any change in current is detected. 4 [ with obj. ] Nautical release and raise (an anchor ) from the seabed by means of a cable. • turn (a yard or other object ) from a horizontal to a vertical position for lowering. 5 [ no obj. ] informal experience hallucinations induced by taking a psychedelic drug, especially LSD: a couple of boys were tripping. 6 [ no obj., with adverbial of direction ] go on a short journey: when tripping through the Yukon take some time to explore our museums. ▶noun 1 a journey or excursion, especially for pleasure: Sammy's gone on a school trip | a trip to America. • the distance from start to finish of a race: the dog clocked a tremendous 27.47 secs for the 450 metres trip. 2 a stumble or fall due to catching one's foot on something. • archaic a mistake: an occasional trip in the performance. 3 informal a hallucinatory experience caused by taking a psychedelic drug, especially LSD: acid trips. • an exciting or stimulating experience: it was quite a trip talking to you. • a self-indulgent attitude or activity: I'm not sure if she really liked me or if I was just part of her power trip. 4 a device that activates or disconnects a mechanism, circuit, etc. 5 archaic a light, lively movement of a person's feet: yonder comes Dalinda; I know her by her trip. PHRASES trip the light fantastic humorous dance, in particular engage in ballroom dancing. [from ‘Trip it as you go On the light fantastic toe ’ (Milton's L'Allegro ).]ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French triper, from Middle Dutch trippen ‘to skip, hop ’.

 

tripartite

tripartite |trʌɪˈpɑːtʌɪt | ▶adjective 1 shared by or involving three parties: a tripartite coalition government. 2 consisting of three parts: a tripartite classification. DERIVATIVES tripartitely adverb, tripartition |-ˈtɪʃ (ə )n |noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin tripartitus, from tri- ‘three ’ + partitus ‘divided ’ (past participle of partiri ).

 

trip computer

trip com |puter ▶noun an electronic odometer, typically with extra capabilities such as the ability to calculate fuel consumption.

 

tripe

tripe |trʌɪp | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the first or second stomach of a cow or other ruminant used as food. 2 informal nonsense; rubbish: you do talk tripe sometimes. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, of unknown origin.

 

tripeptide

tripeptide |trʌɪˈpɛptʌɪd | ▶noun Biochemistry any of a group of peptides containing three amino-acid residues in the molecule.

 

trip hammer

trip ham ¦mer ▶noun a large, heavy pivoted hammer used in forging, raised by a cam or lever and allowed to drop on the metal being worked.

 

trip hop

trip hop ▶noun [ mass noun ] a style of dance music, usually slow in tempo, that combines elements of hip hop and dub reggae with softer, more ambient sounds.

 

triphthong

triphthong |ˈtrɪfθɒŋ, ˈtrɪpθɒŋ | ▶noun a union of three vowels (letters or sounds ) pronounced in one syllable (as in fire ). Contrasted with diphthong, monophthong. • three written vowel characters representing the sound of a single vowel (as in b eau ). DERIVATIVES triphthongal |-ˈθɒŋg (ə )l |adjective ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French triphtongue, from tri- ‘three ’, on the pattern of diphthong .

 

Tripitaka

Tripitaka |trɪˈpɪtəkə | ▶noun (the Tripitaka ) the sacred canon of Theravada Buddhism, written in the Pali language. ORIGIN from Sanskrit tripiṭaka, literally ‘the three baskets or collections ’.

 

tripl.

tripl. ▶abbreviation triplicate.

 

triplane

tri |plane |ˈtrʌɪpleɪn | ▶noun an early type of aeroplane with three pairs of wings, one above the other.

 

triple

triple |ˈtrɪp (ə )l | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] consisting of or involving three items or people: a triple murder | triple somersaults. • having three times the usual size, quality, or strength: a triple dark rum. ▶predeterminer three times as much or as many: the copper energy cells had triple the efficiency of silicon cells. ▶noun 1 a thing that is three times as large as usual or is made up of three standard units or items: two whiskies —triples, please. 2 (triples ) a sporting contest in which each side has three players. 3 (triples ) Bell-ringing a system of change-ringing using seven bells, with three pairs changing places each time. 4 Baseball a hit which enables the batter to reach third base. ▶verb [ no obj. ] become three times as much or as many: grain prices were expected to triple. • [ with obj. ] multiply by three: the party more than tripled its share of the vote. DERIVATIVES triply adverb ORIGIN Middle English (as an adjective and adverb ): from Old French, or from Latin triplus, from Greek triplous.

 

triple A

triple A ▶noun 1 [ usu. as modifier ] Finance the highest grading available from credit rating agencies. 2 the highest competitive level of achievement in baseball.

 

triple acrostic

triple acros |tic ▶noun an acrostic in which the first, middle, and last letters of each line form hidden words.

 

Triple Alliance

Triple Alliance ▶noun a union or association between three powers or states, in particular that made in 1668 between England, the Netherlands, and Sweden against France, and that in 1882 between Germany, Austria –Hungary, and Italy against France and Russia.

 

triple bond

triple bond ▶noun Chemistry a chemical bond in which three pairs of electrons are shared between two atoms.

 

triple crown

triple crown |trɪplˈkraʊn | ▶noun 1 ( Triple Crown ) an award or honour for winning a group of three important events in a sport, in particular (in rugby union ) victory by one of the four British home countries over all the other three in the same season. 2 the papal tiara.

 

Triple Entente

Triple Entente an early 20th -century alliance between Great Britain, France, and Russia. Originally a series of loose agreements, the Triple Entente began to assume the nature of a more formal alliance as the prospect of war with the Central Powers became more likely, and formed the basis of the Allied powers in the First World War.

 

triple harp

triple harp ▶noun a large harp without pedals, and with three rows of strings, the middle row providing sharps and flats. Also called Welsh harp.

 

triple jump

triple jump ▶noun 1 ( the triple jump ) an athletic event in which competitors attempt to jump as far as possible by performing a hop, a step, and a jump from a running start. 2 Skating a jump in which the skater makes three full turns while in the air. ▶verb ( triple-jump ) [ no obj. ] (of an athlete ) perform a triple jump. DERIVATIVES triple jumper noun

 

triple play

triple play ▶noun Baseball a defensive play in which three runners are put out.

 

triple point

triple point ▶noun Chemistry the temperature and pressure at which the solid, liquid, and vapour phases of a pure substance can coexist in equilibrium.

 

triple rhyme

triple rhyme ▶noun a rhyme involving three syllables.

 

triple sec

triple sec |ˌtrɪp (ə )l ˈsɛk | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a colourless orange-flavoured liqueur. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: sec, French, ‘dry ’.

 

triplet

trip |let |ˈtrɪplɪt | ▶noun 1 (usu. triplets ) one of three children or animals born at the same birth. 2 a set or succession of three similar things. • Music a group of three equal notes to be performed in the time of two or four. • a set of three rhyming lines of verse. 3 Physics & Chemistry an atomic or molecular state characterized by two unpaired electrons with parallel spins. • a group of three associated lines close together in a spectrum or electrophoretic gel. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from triple, on the pattern of doublet .

 

triplet code

trip |let code ▶noun Biology the standard version of the genetic code, in which a sequence of three nucleotides on a DNA or RNA molecule codes for a specific amino acid in protein synthesis.

 

triple time

triple time ▶noun [ mass noun ] musical time with three beats to the bar.

 

triple tonguing

triple tonguing ▶noun [ mass noun ] Music a technique in which alternate movements of the tongue are made (typically as in sounding ttk ) to facilitate rapid playing of a wind instrument.

 

triplex

triplex |ˈtrɪplɛks | ▶noun 1 ( Triplex ) [ mass noun ] Brit. trademark toughened or laminated safety glass, used especially for car windows. 2 N. Amer. a building divided into three self-contained residences. • a flat on three floors. 3 Biochemistry a triple-stranded polynucleotide molecule. ▶adjective having three parts. • Biochemistry consisting of three polynucleotide strands linked side by side. ▶verb (be triplexed ) (of electrical equipment or systems ) be provided or fitted in triplicate so as to ensure reliability. ORIGIN early 17th cent. (as an adjective in the sense ‘threefold ’): from Latin, ‘threefold ’, from tri- ‘three ’ + plicare ‘to fold ’. Current specific senses date from the 1920s.

 

triplicate

trip ¦li |cate ▶adjective |ˈtrɪplɪkət | [ attrib. ] existing in three copies or examples: triplicate measurements. ▶noun |ˈtrɪplɪkət | archaic a thing which is part of a set of three copies or corresponding parts: the triplicate of a letter to the Governor. ▶verb |ˈtrɪplɪkeɪt | [ with obj. ] make three copies of; multiply by three. PHRASES in triplicate three times in exactly the same way: the procedure was repeated in triplicate. • existing as a set of three exact copies: this form is in triplicate and must be handed to all employees. DERIVATIVES triplication |-ˈkeɪʃ (ə )n |noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin triplicat- ‘made three ’, from the verb triplicare, from triplex, triplic- ‘threefold ’ (see triplex ). The verb dates from the early 17th cent.

 

triplicity

triplicity |trɪˈplɪsɪti | ▶noun ( pl. triplicities ) rare a group of three people or things. • [ mass noun ] archaic the state of being triple. ORIGIN late Middle English (as a term in astrology ): from late Latin triplicitas, from Latin triplex, triplic- ‘threefold ’ (see triplex ).

 

triploblastic

triploblastic |ˌtrɪplə (ʊ )ˈblastɪk | ▶adjective Zoology having a body derived from three embryonic cell layers (ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm ), as in all multicellular animals except sponges and coelenterates. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Greek triploos ‘threefold ’ + -blast + -ic .

 

triploid

triploid |ˈtrɪplɔɪd |Genetics ▶adjective (of a cell or nucleus ) containing three homologous sets of chromosomes. • (of an organism or species ) composed of triploid cells. ▶noun a triploid organism, variety, or species. DERIVATIVES triploidy noun

 

tripmeter

trip |meter |ˈtrɪpmiːtə | ▶noun a vehicle instrument that can be set to record the distance of individual journeys.

 

tripod

tripod |ˈtrʌɪpɒd | ▶noun 1 a three-legged stand for supporting a camera or other apparatus. 2 archaic a stool, table, or cauldron resting on three legs. • historical the bronze altar at Delphi on which a priestess sat to utter oracles. DERIVATIVES tripodal |ˈtrɪpəd (ə )l |adjective ORIGIN early 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek tripod-, tripous, from tri- ‘three ’ + pod-, pous ‘foot ’.

 

Tripoli

Tripoli |ˈtrɪpəli | 1 the capital and chief port of Libya, on the Mediterranean coast in the north-west of the country; pop. 1.065,400 (est. 2006 ). Founded by Phoenicians in the 7th century bc, its ancient name was Oea. Arabic name Tarabulus al-Gharb (literally ‘western Tripoli ’). 2 a port in NW Lebanon; pop. 190,800 (est. 2009 ). It was founded c. 700 bc and was the capital of the Phoenician triple federation formed by the city states Sidon, Tyre, and Arvad. Today it is a major port and commercial centre of Lebanon. Arabic names Tarabulus ash-Sham (literally ‘eastern Tripoli ’), Trâblous.

 

tripoli

tripoli |ˈtrɪpəli | ▶noun another term for rottenstone. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from French, from Tripoli .

 

Tripolitania

Tripolitania |ˌtrɪpəlɪˈteɪnɪə, trɪˌpɒlɪ -| a coastal region surrounding Tripoli in North Africa, in what is now NE Libya. DERIVATIVES Tripolitanian adjective & noun ORIGIN based on Latin tripolis ‘three cities ’, referring to the Phoenician cities Oea (now Tripoli ), Leptis Magna, and Sabratha, established there in the 7th cent. bc .

 

tripos

tripos |ˈtrʌɪpɒs | ▶noun [ in sing. ] the final honours examination for a BA degree at Cambridge University. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: alteration of Latin tripus ‘tripod ’, with reference to the stool on which a designated graduate (known as the ‘Tripos ’) sat to deliver a satirical speech at the degree ceremony. A sheet of humorous verses (at one time composed by the Tripos ) was published on this occasion until the late 19th cent. , on the back of which the list of successful candidates for the honours degree in mathematics was originally printed; hence the current sense.

 

trippant

trippant |ˈtrɪp (ə )nt | ▶adjective [ usu. postpositive ] Heraldry (of a stag or deer ) represented as walking. Compare with passant. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Old French, literally ‘walking or springing lightly ’, present participle of tripper .

 

tripper

trip |per |ˈtrɪpə | ▶noun Brit. informal a person who goes on a pleasure trip or excursion.

 

tripple

tripple |ˈtrɪp (ə )l |S. African ▶noun [ in sing. ] a horse's gait in which both left and then both right legs move together. ▶verb [ no obj. ] (of a horse ) move at the pace of a tripple. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Dutch trippelen, from trippen ‘to skip, trip ’.

 

trippy

trippy |ˈtrɪpi | ▶adjective ( trippier, trippiest ) informal resembling or inducing the hallucinatory effect produced by taking a psychedelic drug: trippy house music.

 

triptych

triptych |ˈtrɪptɪk | ▶noun a picture or relief carving on three panels, typically hinged together vertically and used as an altarpiece. • a set of three associated artistic, literary, or musical works intended to be appreciated together. ORIGIN mid 18th cent. (denoting a set of three writing tablets hinged or tied together ): from tri- ‘three ’, on the pattern of diptych .

 

triptyque

trip tyque |tripˈtēk, ˈtriptik trɪpˈtik | ▶noun dated a customs permit serving as a passport for a motor vehicle. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from French, literally ‘triptych ’ (because originally the document had three sections ).

 

Tripura

Tripura |ˈtrɪpʊərə | a small state in the far north-east of India, on the eastern border of Bangladesh; capital, Agartala. An ancient Hindu kingdom, Tripura acceded to India after independence in 1947, and achieved full status as a state in 1972.

 

tripwire

trip |wire |ˈtrɪpwʌɪə | ▶noun a wire stretched close to the ground, working a trap, explosion, or alarm when disturbed and serving to detect or prevent people or animals entering an area. • a comparatively weak military force employed as a first line of defence, engagement with which will trigger the intervention of stronger forces.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

trip

trip verb 1 he tripped on the loose stones: stumble, lose one's footing, catch one's foot, slip, lose one's balance, fall, fall down, tumble, topple, take a spill, wipe out. 2 students often trip up by forgetting to add a bibliography: make a mistake, miscalculate, make a blunder, blunder, go wrong, make an error, err; informal slip up, screw up, make a boo-boo, goof up, mess up, fluff. 3 the question was intended to trip him up : catch out, trick, outwit, outsmart; throw off balance, disconcert, unsettle, discountenance, discomfit, throw, wrong-foot. 4 they tripped merrily along the path: skip, run, dance, prance, bound, spring, scamper. 5 Hoffman tripped the alarm: set off, activate, trigger; turn on. ▶noun 1 a trip to Oahu: excursion, outing, jaunt; vacation, visit, tour, journey, expedition, voyage; drive, run, day out, day trip, road trip, cruise, junket, spin; rare peregrination. 2 a trip down icy front steps can be a devastating accident: stumble, slip, misstep, false step; fall, tumble, spill. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See journey . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

triple

triple adjective 1 a triple alliance: three-way, tripartite; threefold, trifold. 2 they paid her triple the standard fee: three times, treble.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

trip

trip verb 1 Owen tripped on the loose stones: stumble, lose one's footing, catch one's foot, slip, lose one's balance, stagger, totter, slide; fall, fall down, tumble, topple, take a spill; dated measure one's length. 2 taxpayers often trip up by not declaring taxable income: make a mistake, miscalculate, make a blunder, blunder, go wrong, get something wrong, make an error, err; informal slip up, screw up, make a boo-boo; Brit. informal boob, drop a clanger; N. Amer. informal goof up. 3 the question was intended to trip up the prime minister: catch out, trap, trick, outwit, outsmart; put someone off their stride, throw off balance, disconcert, unsettle, discountenance, discomfit; informal throw, wrong-foot; Brit. informal catch on the hop. 4 they tripped up the terrace steps: run lightly, skip, dance, prance, waltz, bound, spring, hop, gambol, caper, frisk, scamper. ANTONYMS trudge. 5 Hoffman tripped the alarm: set off, activate, trigger; turn on, switch on, flip, throw. 6 when tripping through the Yukon, take time to explore our museums: travel, take a trip, go on a trip /excursion /journey, journey, tour, trek, hike, cruise; rare peregrinate. ▶noun 1 a four-day trip to Paris: excursion, outing, jaunt; holiday, visit, tour, journey, expedition, voyage; drive, run, day out; pilgrimage; informal junket, spin, hop; Scottish informal hurl; rare peregrination. 2 trips and falls cause nearly half of all such accidents: stumble, slip, misstep, false step; fall, tumble, spill. 3 an occasional trip in the performance: mistake, error, blunder, gaffe, slip, slip of the tongue /pen, lapse, oversight, indiscretion; French faux pas; Latin lapsus linguae, lapsus calami; informal slip-up, boo-boo, boner, howler; Brit. informal boob, clanger; N. Amer. informal goof, blooper, bloop.

 

tripe

tripe noun informal you do talk tripe sometimes. See nonsense (sense 1 ).

 

triple

triple adjective 1 a triple alliance: three-way, tripartite; threefold. 2 they paid him triple the going rate: three times, three times as much as, treble. ▶noun trio, threesome, triumvirate, triad, troika; three. ▶verb the party more than tripled its share of the vote: treble, increase by three.

 

tripper

tripper noun Brit. informal hordes of trippers flocked into Blackpool. See tourist.

 

Duden Dictionary

Trip

Trip Substantiv, maskulin , der |Tr i p |der Trip; Genitiv: des Trips, Plural: die Trips englisch trip, zu: to trip = trippeln 1 umgangssprachlich [kurzfristig, ohne große Vorbereitung unternommene ] Reise, Fahrt einen kleinen, kurzen, längeren Trip unternehmen | einen Trip nach Venedig machen | oft untertreibend er ist von seinem Trip in die Staaten wieder zurück 2 a Jargon mit Halluzinationen o. Ä. verbundener Rauschzustand nach dem Genuss von Rauschgift, Drogen der Trip war vorbei | auf dem Trip (im Rauschzustand ) sein b Jargon kleine Menge einer halluzinogenen Droge, besonders von LSD Jargon einen Trip [ein ]werfen, [ein ]schmeißen nehmen 3 Jargon, oft abwertend Phase, in der sich jemand mit etwas Bestimmtem besonders intensiv beschäftigt, in der ihn eine Sache besonders stark interessiert, begeistert ist er immer noch auf seinem religiösen Trip ?

 

Tripalmitin

Tri pal mi tin Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Tripalmit i n |das Tripalmitin; Genitiv: des Tripalmitins Bestandteil vieler pflanzlicher und tierischer Fette

 

Tripel

Tri pel Substantiv, maskulin Geologie , der |Tr i pel |nach der Stadt Tripolis Kieselerde

 

Tripel

Tri pel Substantiv, Neutrum Mathematik , das |Tr i pel |französisch triple = dreifach < lateinisch triplus, zu: tri- = drei-, zum 2. Bestandteil vgl. doppelt mathematische Größe aus drei Elementen

 

Tripelallianz

Tri pel al li anz Substantiv, feminin Völkerrecht , die |Tr i pelallianz |Allianz dreier Staaten

 

Tripelentente

Tri pel en tente Substantiv, feminin , die |Tr i pelentente …ãtãːt |die Tripelentente; Genitiv: der Tripelentente, Plural: die Tripelententen Tripelallianz

 

Tripelfuge

Tri pel fu ge Substantiv, feminin Musik , die |Tr i pelfuge |die Tripelfuge; Genitiv: der Tripelfuge, Plural: die Tripelfugen Fuge mit drei selbstständigen Themen

 

Tripelkonzert

Tri pel kon zert Substantiv, Neutrum Musik , das |Tr i pelkonzert |Konzert für drei Soloinstrumente und Orchester

 

Triphthong

Tri ph thong , Triph thong Substantiv, maskulin Sprachwissenschaft , der |Triphth o ng |zu griechisch tri- = drei-, gebildet nach Diphthong aus drei nebeneinanderstehenden, eine Silbe bildenden Vokalen bestehender Laut; Dreilaut z. B. italienisch miei = meine

 

Tripitaka

Tri pi ta ka Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Trip i taka |das Tripitaka; Genitiv: des Tripitaka sanskritisch ; »Dreikorb «der aus drei Teilen bestehende Kanon 5 5 b des Buddhismus

 

Tripla

Tri pla |Tr i pla |Plural von Triplum

 

Triplé

Tri p lé Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Tripl é …ˈpleː |Zweibandenball beim Billard

 

Triplet

Tri plet Substantiv, Neutrum , das |…ˈpleː |das Triplet; Genitiv: des Triplets, Plural: die Triplets Triplett 3

 

Triplett

Tri p lett , Tri plett Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Tripl e tt |das Triplett; Genitiv: des Tripletts, Plural: die Triplette und Tripletts französisch triplet, zu: triple < lateinisch triplus, Tripel 1 Physik Gesamtheit von drei miteinander verbundenen Serien eines Linienspektrums 2 Biologie Gesamtheit von drei aufeinanderfolgenden Basen einer Nukleinsäure, die den Schlüssel für eine Aminosäure darstellen 3 Optik aus drei Linsen bestehendes optisches System

 

Triplette

Tri plet te Substantiv, feminin , die |Tripl e tte |die Triplette; Genitiv: der Triplette, Plural: die Tripletten aus drei Teilen zusammengesetzter, geschliffener Schmuckstein

 

triplieren

tri plie ren schwaches Verb |tripl ie ren |verdreifachen

 

Triplikat

Tri p li kat , Tri pli kat Substantiv, Neutrum selten , das |Triplik a t |das Triplikat; Genitiv: des Triplikat [e ]s, Plural: die Triplikate zu lateinisch triplicatum, 2. Partizip von: triplicare = verdreifachen, zu: triplex = dreifach, aus: tri- = drei- und -plex, wohl zu: plaga (< griechisch pláx ) = Fläche dritte Ausfertigung eines Schreibens, eines Schriftstücks

 

Triplikation

Tri pli ka ti on Substantiv, feminin Rhetorik , die |Triplikati o n |die Triplikation; Genitiv: der Triplikation, Plural: die Triplikationen dreimalige Wiederholung desselben Wortes, derselben Wortgruppe

 

Triplit

Tri plit Substantiv, maskulin , der |Tripl i t auch …ˈplɪt |der Triplit; Genitiv: des Triplits, Plural: die Triplite griechisch-neulateinisch Mineral, Eisenpecherz

 

Triplizität

Tri p li zi tät, Tri pli zi tät Substantiv, feminin Fachsprache, bildungssprachlich selten , die |Triplizit ä t |die Triplizität; Genitiv: der Triplizität spätlateinisch triplicitas, zu: triplex, Triplikat dreifaches Vorkommen, Auftreten

 

triploid

tri p lo id , tri plo id Adjektiv Biologie |triplo i d |zu griechisch tri- = drei-, gebildet nach haploid (von Zellkernen ) einen dreifachen Chromosomensatz enthaltend

 

Tripmadam

Trip ma dam Substantiv, feminin , die |Tr i pmadam |französisch tripe-madame, Herkunft ungeklärt (zu den Fetthennen gehörende ) Pflanze mit graugrünen, fleischigen Blättern und gelben oder weißen Blüten

 

Tripoden

Tri po den |Trip o den |Plural von Tripus

 

Tripodie

Tri po die Substantiv, feminin , die |Tripod ie |die Tripodie; Genitiv: der Tripodie, Plural: die Tripodien griechisch ; »Dreifüßigkeit «Verbindung dreier Versfüße (rhythmischer Einheiten ) zu einem Verstakt; vgl. Monopodie und Dipodie

 

Tripolis

Tri po lis Substantiv, Neutrum |Tr i polis |Hauptstadt von Libyen

 

Tripolitanien

Tri po li ta ni en Eigenname |Tripolit a nien |Gebiet in Libyen

 

tripolitanisch

tri po li ta nisch Adjektiv |tripolit a nisch |Tripolis, Tripolitanien betreffend

 

trippeln

trip peln schwaches Verb |tr i ppeln |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »ist « spätmittelhochdeutsch trippeln, lautmalend a kleine, schnelle Schritte machen das Mädchen trippelte | trippelnde (kleine, schnelle ) Schritte b sich trippelnd a irgendwohin bewegen das Kind trippelte durch das Zimmer

 

Trippelschritt

Trip pel schritt Substantiv, maskulin , der |Tr i ppelschritt |kleiner, schneller, leichter Schritt sie lief mit geschäftigen Trippelschritten durchs Zimmer

 

Tripper

Trip per Substantiv, maskulin , der |Tr i pper |zu niederdeutsch drippen = tropfen, also eigentlich = Tropfer (nach dem eitrigen Ausfluss aus der Harnröhre )Gonorrhö [den, einen ] Tripper haben | sich den Tripper holen

 

Triptik

Tri p tik, Trip tik Substantiv, Neutrum , das Triptyk |Tr i ptik |englisch triptique < französisch triptyque, zu griechisch tríptychos, Triptychon dreiteilige Bescheinigung zum Grenzübertritt von Wasserfahrzeugen und Wohnanhängern

 

Tripton

Trip ton Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Tr i pton |das Tripton; Genitiv: des Triptons griechisch im Wasser schwebender, feinster organischer Detritus 2

 

Triptychon

Tri p ty chon , Trip ty chon Substantiv, Neutrum Kunstwissenschaft , das |Tr i ptychon |das Triptychon; Genitiv: des Triptychons, Plural: die Triptychen und Triptycha zu griechisch tríptychos = dreifach, aus drei Schichten, Lagen übereinander bestehend, zu: trís = dreimal und ptýx, ptýchē = Falte, Schicht, Lage oder ptýssein = mehrfach übereinanderlegen, falten aus einem mittleren Bild und zwei beweglichen, meist je halb so breiten Flügeln bestehende bildliche Darstellung, besonders gemalter oder geschnitzter dreiteiliger Flügelaltar

 

Triptyk

Tri p tyk, Trip tyk Substantiv, Neutrum , das Triptik |Tr i ptyk |englisch triptique < französisch triptyque, zu griechisch tríptychos, Triptychon dreiteilige Bescheinigung zum Grenzübertritt von Wasserfahrzeugen und Wohnanhängern

 

Tripus

Tri pus Substantiv, maskulin , der |Tr i pus …uːs |der Tripus; Genitiv: des Tripus, Plural: die Tripoden griechisch trípous, eigentlich = dreibeinig, -füßig, zu: tri- = drei- und poús (Genitiv: podós ) = Fuß altgriechisches dreifüßiges Gestell (als Weihegeschenk und Siegespreis )

 

French Dictionary

tripartite

tripartite ou triparti , ie adj. adjectif 1 Divisé en trois parties. : Des comités tripartites ou tripartis. 2 Composé de trois partis politiques. : Des conventions tripartites ou triparties. Note Technique La forme tripartite est la plus couramment utilisée.

 

tripes

tripes n. f. pl. nom féminin pluriel 1 Intestins des animaux. 2 Mets préparé avec l ’estomac des ruminants. 3 figuré Avec la plus profonde conviction. : Jouer au théâtre avec ses tripes. Édith Piaf chantait avec ses tripes.

 

triple

triple adj. et n. m. adjectif Qui vaut trois fois autant. : La patineuse a fait un triple saut. Un formulaire en triple exemplaire (et non *exemplaires ). nom masculin Quantité qui vaut trois fois une quantité déterminée. : Douze est le triple de quatre.

 

triplement

triplement n. m. nom masculin Action de tripler. : Le triplement d ’un prix.

 

triplement

triplement adv. adverbe Trois fois. : Tu as été triplement chanceux en réussissant les trois épreuves.

 

tripler

tripler v. tr. , intr. verbe transitif Multiplier par trois. : Tripler une quantité. Supposons que nous avons 4 pommes; si nous triplons cette quantité, nous obtenons 12 pommes. verbe intransitif Devenir triple. : Les ventes ont triplé en décembre. aimer

 

triplés

triplés , ées n. pl. nom pluriel Groupe d ’enfants jumeaux nés au nombre de trois. : Ils ont eu des triplés.

 

triplex

triplex n. m. nom masculin Habitation comportant trois appartements. : Liliane habite le dernier étage d ’un triplex.

 

triplicata

triplicata n. m. nom masculin Troisième copie. : Garder le triplicata pour vos dossiers.

 

triporteur

triporteur n. m. nom masculin Tricycle muni d ’une caisse servant à faire des livraisons.

 

tripot

tripot n. m. nom masculin péjoratif Maison de jeu. Prononciation Le t final est muet, [tripo ] Note Orthographique tripo t.

 

tripotage

tripotage n. m. nom masculin Manigance, tractation malhonnête. : Des tripotages électoraux, financiers. SYNONYME magouille ; manœuvre .

 

tripoter

tripoter v. tr. , intr. verbe transitif familier Tâter sans précaution, nerveusement. : Elle tripotait toujours ses cheveux. verbe intransitif familier Se livrer à des manipulations, à des tractations douteuses. : Ces politiciens ont tripoté dans plusieurs dossiers louches. SYNONYME magouiller ; trafiquer . aimer Note Orthographique tripo t er.

 

triptyque

triptyque n. m. nom masculin Œuvre en trois parties. Note Technique L ’œuvre en deux parties est un diptyque. Note Orthographique tr i pt y que.

 

Spanish Dictionary

trip

trip nombre masculino 1 Esp marginal Dosis de LSD, droga alucinógena .También tripi .2 Esp marginal Efectos producidos por el LSD o por cualquier droga dura .

 

tripa

tripa nombre femenino 1 Intestino de una persona o un animal :la tripa del cerdo se usa para hacer embutidos y cuerdas de instrumentos musicales .Se usa también en plural con el mismo significado .2 Relleno del cigarro puro :los farias tienen la tripa de hebra larga .3 Colomb, Venez Cámara de las ruedas del automóvil .4 Esp coloquial Vientre o barriga de una persona o un animal :dolor de tripa; el gato se rascaba la tripa con una pata trasera; tienes la tripa muy gorda, deberías hacer deporte; se puso crema en la tripa .5 Esp Parte convexa y abultada de algunas vasijas y otros objetos :el jarrón tiene la tripa pintada con flores de motivos populares .SINÓNIMO panza, vientre .6 tripas nombre femenino plural coloquial Parte interior de determinados aparatos y objetos, especialmente los que están formados por un gran número de piezas :al viejo sofá se le veían todas las tripas; abrió la radio para verle las tripas; 164 000 litros de agua saldrán, en los próximos tres meses, de las tripas de los aviones especializados en apagar incendios .echar las tripas coloquial Vomitar .hacer de tripas corazón Realizar un esfuerzo una persona para aceptar hacer una cosa poco deseable porque requiere gran esfuerzo o porque produce asco, miedo u otra sensación negativa :tuve que hacer de tripas corazón para no responder a sus provocaciones .¿qué tripa se le ha roto? coloquial Se utiliza para expresar extrañeza o fastidio, generalmente por una petición urgente o inoportuna de alguien ¿qué tripa se le habrá roto para llamarme a estas horas?revolver las tripas Causar algo o alguien una sensación de aversión o repugnancia, que puede ir acompañada de náuseas :me revuelve las tripas que hablen tan tranquilamente de los muertos de la guerra .

 

tripada

tripada nombre femenino coloquial Panzada (hartazgo de comida ).

 

tripanosoma

tripanosoma nombre masculino Microbio parásito que vive en medios líquidos, como la sangre, y se mueve mediante flagelos; produce enfermedades infecciosas :los tripanosomas producen la enfermedad del sueño, que se transmite mediante la picadura de la mosca tse-tsé .

 

tripartición

tripartición nombre femenino División de una cosa o una cantidad en tres partes :la tripartición de la herencia no se pudo hacer porque dejó indivisos los bienes .

 

tripartir

tripartir verbo transitivo Dividir una cosa o una cantidad en tres partes .

 

tripartito, -ta

tripartito, -ta adjetivo 1 [contrato, reunión, tratado ] Que está constituido por tres partes o que se establece entre tres partes :gobierno tripartito; acuerdo tripartito .2 Que está partido o dividido en tres partes iguales :el consejo general de la empresa tiene una composición tripartita .

 

tripe

tripe nombre masculino Tejido de lana o esparto, parecido al terciopelo, que se emplea para confeccionar alfombras y para tapizar .

 

tripear

tripear 1 verbo intransitivo coloquial Comer con glotonería .ETIMOLOGÍA Derivado de tripa .

 

tripear

tripear 2 verbo intransitivo Esp marginal Tomar una droga alucinógena .ETIMOLOGÍA Derivado de tripi .

 

tripería

tripería nombre femenino 1 Establecimiento o puesto en el que se venden tripas, despojos, etc .2 nombre femenino Conjunto de tripas .

 

tripero, -ra

tripero, -ra nombre masculino y femenino Persona que tiene por oficio vender tripas y mondongo .

 

tripi

tripi (también trip )nombre masculino Esp marginal Dosis de LSD, droga alucinógena .

 

tripicallos

tripicallos nombre masculino plural Despojos de vaca o de otros animales que se comen guisados .

 

tripié

tripié nombre masculino Méx Armazón de tres pies, generalmente articulados y plegables, que sirve para sostener ciertos instrumentos o aparatos .SINÓNIMO trípode .

 

tripinnada

tripinnada VÉASE hoja tripinnada .

 

tripitas

tripitas nombre femenino plural Méx Comida que se prepara con las vísceras o tripas de los animales .

 

triplano

triplano nombre masculino Aeroplano con tres alas superpuestas paralelas en cada lado .

 

triplay

triplay nombre masculino Chile, Méx, Perú Tabla que está hecha de varias capas finas de madera pegadas de modo que sus fibras queden entrecruzadas .

 

triplaza

triplaza adjetivo /nombre masculino [avión, barco, coche de fórmula uno ] Que tiene tres plazas :vive la experiencia del F1 triplaza; evento de triplaza en el circuito de Montmeló .

 

triple

triple adjetivo /nombre masculino 1 Que es tres veces la cantidad, número o tamaño de cierta cosa :seis es el triple de dos; una triple dosis de medicamento; añádase triple cantidad de agua que de leche; los beneficios reconocidos y aprobados representan casi el triple del capital social de la sociedad .2 adjetivo Que está formado por tres cosas semejantes o idénticas que desempeñan la misma función y forman una sola unidad :esta es una cerradura de seguridad con triple cierre .3 Que está formado por tres elementos o se repite tres veces :un triple atentado; un triple medallista; la triple expansión de la riqueza, de la población y de la enseñanza, tuvo, como es natural, una gran incidencia en la comunicación impresa .4 adjetivo /nombre masculino [canasta, lanzamiento ] Que en el básquetbol tiene un valor de tres puntos y se consigue desde una distancia superior a la línea de 6,25 :a dos segundos para el final consiguió el triple que forzaba la prórroga . VÉASE triple salto .

 

tripleta

tripleta nombre femenino Grupo de tres personas o cosas :poseía una cualificada tripleta de valores constituida por la fuerza innata, el movimiento espontáneo y la agilidad; en punta jugará la tripleta formada por los tres delanteros estrella .

 

triplete

triplete nombre masculino Serie de tres éxitos o victorias en un corto período de tiempo, en especial en deporte :consiguieron el triplete: el torneo de verano, el campeonato nacional y la copa intercontinental .

 

tríplex

tríplex nombre masculino En un edificio de varias plantas, vivienda unifamiliar que está distribuida en tres pisos diferentes y comunicados entre sí por una escalera o ascensor .

 

triplicación

triplicación nombre femenino 1 Acción de triplicar o triplicarse .2 Efecto de triplicar o triplicarse .

 

triplicado

triplicado nombre masculino Tercera copia de un documento o escrito de idénticas características que el primero tanto en su forma como en su contenido y con la misma validez, que se expide por si se pierde el original o cuando se necesita más de una copia del documento .

 

triplicar

triplicar verbo transitivo Hacer tres veces mayor una cosa o multiplicar por tres una cantidad :el volumen de contratación del día triplica, como mínimo, la media de los últimos quince días ;el número de contratos se triplicó en el último semestre . Conjugación [1 ] como sacar .

 

triplicidad

triplicidad nombre femenino Cualidad de triple :obsérvese la triplicidad de sistemas involucrados .

 

triplo, -pla

triplo, -pla adjetivo /nombre masculino Que es tres veces el número o cantidad de cierta cosa :nueve es el triplo de tres; el número triplo de 4 es 12; el máximo de cumplimiento de la condena del culpable no podrá exceder del triplo del tiempo por que se le impusiere la más grave de las penas en que haya incurrido .Como adjetivo es poco usado .SINÓNIMO triple .

 

trípode

trípode nombre masculino 1 Armazón de tres pies, generalmente articulados y plegables, que sirve para sostener ciertos instrumentos o aparatos :el trípode de una cámara de fotos; el trípode de un telescopio; el vagabundo afianzó el titirimundi sobre un inestable trípode .SINÓNIMO tripié .2 Mueble, en especial mesa o asiento, de tres pies .

 

trípol

trípol nombre femenino Roca sedimentaria silícea, de color amarillento o rojizo y muy porosa que se emplea para la pulimentación de metal, vidrio y otros materiales duros, en la fabricación de dinamita y como aislante térmico :el trípol suele hallarse en ciertos géiseres .SINÓNIMO trípoli .

 

trípoli

trípoli nombre masculino Trípol .

 

tripón, -pona

tripón, -pona adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino coloquial Tripudo .

 

tripsina

tripsina nombre femenino biol Enzima que es segregada por el páncreas e interviene en la digestión de las proteínas .

 

tríptico

tríptico nombre masculino 1 Pintura, grabado o relieve realizado sobre tres tablillas articuladas, de manera que las dos laterales se pueden doblar sobre la del centro :el tríptico de la Adoración de los Reyes en la catedral de Colonia es del año 1440; algunos trípticos con temas religiosos se caracterizan por el borde saliente de la parte inferior de la tablilla central .2 Libro, tratado u obra cinematográfica o escénica que consta de tres partes :con esta película se cierra el citado tríptico de películas en el que se exploran tres temas difíciles de deslindar: el azar, el misterio y la libertad .3 Folleto, prospecto o documento que consiste en una hoja que se dobla dos veces sobre sí misma y que consta de tres partes :en la campaña se distribuirán 45 000 trípticos .4 Conjunto de tres elementos :apelaba a toda una serie de valores congruentes con las diferentes esferas de autoridad posibles dentro del tríptico familia-estado-religión .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xix ) del griego tríptykhos ‘triple ’, compuesto de trís ‘tres veces ’ y ptýkhe ‘pliegue ’. De la familia etimológica de tres (V.).

 

triptófano

triptófano nombre masculino quím Aminoácido que es un constituyente esencial de las proteínas .

 

triptongar

triptongar verbo transitivo Pronunciar en una sola sílaba, formando un triptongo, un grupo de tres vocales . Conjugación [7 ] como llegar .

 

triptongo

triptongo nombre masculino Grupo de tres vocales contiguas que se pronuncian en una sola sílaba :en la palabra ‘limpiáis ’ hay un triptongo .

 

tripudo, -da

tripudo, -da adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [persona, animal ] Que tiene la tripa muy prominente .

 

tripulación

tripulación nombre femenino Conjunto de personas que se encargan de conducir o manejar un barco, un avión o una nave espacial, o que prestan servicio en ellos :un buque de tripulación venezolana; en el accidente aéreo no perdió la vida ningún miembro de la tripulación .

 

tripulante

tripulante nombre común Persona que forma parte de la tripulación de un vehículo :enviaron al espacio una nave con tres tripulantes .

 

tripular

tripular verbo transitivo 1 Conducir un barco o un vehículo aéreo :tripula un Boeing 747 .2 Prestar servicio en un barco o vehículo aéreo .3 Dotar de tripulación a un barco o a un vehículo aéreo .

 

tripulina

tripulina nombre femenino Chile Confusión o barullo que se produce en un lugar :luego del partido de fútbol se armó una gran tripulina .

 

Sanseido Dictionary

TRIPS協定

TRIPS 協定 （きようてい ）〖 Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights 〗知的財産権の貿易に係る側面について保護する規定を定めた国際協定 。1995 年発効 。

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

trip

trip /trɪp /〖原義は 自動詞 2 〗名詞 複 ～s /-s /C 1 «…への » 旅行 ; (ちょっとした )外出, 行ってくること, 往復 ; 移動 «to » (→travel 類義 )▸ Did you enjoy your trip to New York? ニューヨーク旅行は楽しかったですか ▸ Have a good [nice ] trip .いってらっしゃい (╳Take [Make ] a … としない )▸ take [have ] a trip to Brazil [the park ]ブラジルへ旅行に行く [公園に出かける ] (!｟コーパス ｠takeの方が普通 ) ▸ make several trips to the library 図書館に何度も足を運ぶ (!take a tripは観光で, make a tripは所用で行く場合が多い ) ▸ on a business trip 出張中で .表現 1 …旅行 ▸ a round [one-way ] ～往復 [片道 ]旅行 ▸ a school [shopping ] ～修学 [買い物 ]旅行 ▸ a day [weekend ] ～日帰り [週末 ]旅行 ▸ a round-the-world ～≒a ～ around the world 世界一周旅行 ▸ a camping [fishing ] ～キャンプ [釣り ]旅行 ▸ a boat [bus ｟米 ｠, coach ｟英 ｠] ～ボート [バス ]での旅行 [移動 ].2 旅行を …▸ plan [arrange ] a ～旅行を計画する ▸ cancel [postpone ] a ～旅行をキャンセル [延期 ]する .2 ｟俗 ｠(LSDなどの麻薬服用による )幻覚経験 [症状 ], トリップ ; (一般に )熱中, こだわりの気持ち, 妄想 （もうそう ）▸ have a bad acid trip ひどいLSDの幻覚を体験する ▸ be on a nostalgic trip 昔の思い出にひたっている, 郷愁の旅に出かけている 3 つまずき , (足の )踏みはずし; (レスリングの )足すくい .4 ｟米俗 ｠〖単数形で 〗刺激的な体験 [人 ].5 失言, 失敗, へま ▸ a trip of the tongue 失言, 言い間違い .6 ｟方言 ｠軽快な足取り .7 〘機 〙歯止め装置, 掛けはずし装置 ; 急始動 .8 〘海 〙上手回し (で行く距離 ).動詞 ～s /-s /; ～ped /-t /; ～ping 自動詞 1 〈人が 〉 «…に » つまずく , つまずいて転ぶ [転びそうになる ](up , over ) «on , over » ▸ Ken nearly [almost ] tripped up .健はもう少しでつまずくところだった ▸ trip on a cable [over a rock ]配線 [石 ]につまずく .2 ｟文 ｠〖～＋副詞 〗〈人が 〉軽やかに歩く [走る ], 踊るように歩む (!副詞 は方向などの表現 ) ▸ She is tripping up the street toward me .彼女はこちらに向かって軽快な足どりで歩いてきている 3 «…で » 間違いをする, 失敗する (up ) «over , on » ; 言い間違いをする (up )▸ trip (up ) over a question ある問題で間違える 4 ｟俗 ｠〖通例be ～ping 〗〈人が 〉【麻薬で 】幻覚を体験している, トリップしている (out ) «on » .5 (安全のために )〈スイッチなどが 〉切れる, はずれる ; 〈機器が 〉作動する .6 〈船などが 〉傾く, かしぐ .7 ｟まれ ｠〖～＋副詞 〗(小 )旅行をする (!副詞 は場所 方向の表現 ) .他動詞 1 〈人 〉をつまずかせる, つまずかせて倒す (up ).2 〈人 〉に失敗をさせる, 言い間違いをさせる; 〈人 〉の揚げ足をとる (up )▸ trip up the witness intentionally 証人をわざと矛盾した証言へと誘導する .3 〈スイッチなど 〉を切る; 〈機器 〉を (偶然 )作動させる .4 〘海 〙〈錨 （いかり ）〉を 海底から引き上げる; 〈帆げた 〉を垂直にする; 〈トップマスト 〉を (降ろす前に )ちょっと引き上げる .tr ì p ó ver è ach ó ther 〈人々が 〉 (ある目的のために )我先に押し寄せる .

 

tripartite

tri par tite /traɪpɑ́ː r taɪt /形容詞 1 ｟かたく ｠〖名詞 の前で 〗3者間の 〈協定など 〉.2 3部に分かれた ; 〘植 〙(葉が )3深裂の .3 〈文書などが 〉同文3通の .

 

tripe

tripe /traɪp /名詞 U 1 牛 羊などの胃 〘食用となる部分 〙.2 ｟くだけて ｠くだらないもの [話, 考え ], たわごと .3 〖通例 ～s 〗はらわた .

 

triple

tri ple /trɪ́p (ə )l /〖tri (3 ) ple (倍の )〗形容詞 比較なし 〖名詞 の前で 〗1 3部 [者 ]から成る ▸ a triple mirror 三面鏡 .2 3倍 [重 ]の, 三度に渡る ▸ a triple murder [killing ]3重殺人 .3 〘楽 〙3拍子の .名詞 C 1 3倍の数 [量 ].2 〘野球 〙3塁打 .3 〘スポーツ 〙(アイススケート 体操などの )3回転 .動詞 自動詞 3倍 [重 ]になる ;〘 野球 〙3塁打を打つ .他動詞 …を3倍 [重 ]にする .～̀ Á 1 米国自動車協会 (AAA ).2 〘軍 〙対空砲火 〘a nti- a ircraft a rtilleryの略 〙.T -̀ All í ance 〖the ～〗三国同盟 〘特に1882 --1915年のドイツ オーストリア イタリアの同盟 〙.～̀ b í ll (映画などの )3本立て .～̀ cr ó wn 1 (ローマ教皇の )三重冠 (tiara ).2 〖通例T - C- 〗(競馬 野球などの )三冠馬 [王 ](になること ).～̀ d í gits (数字の )3けた .T -̀ Ent é nte 〖the ～〗3国協商 〘1907年から第1次大戦までの英仏露間の協商 〙.～́ j ù mp 〖the ～〗3段跳び (hop, step, and jump ).～̀ pl á y 〘野球 〙3重殺, トリプルプレー .～̀ thr é at 3分野の専門家, 同一分野の3技能に優れた人, (ラグビーなどで )3拍子そろった選手 .～́ t ì me [m è asure ]〘楽 〙3拍子 .～̀ w í tching h ò ur 〘株式 〙トリプルウィッチングアワー 〘ニューヨーク証券取引所の株価が不安定になることが多い時間帯 〙.

 

triplet

tri plet /trɪ́plət /名詞 C 1 三つ子の1人 ; 〖～s 〗三つ子 (→twin ).2 三つ組, 三つぞろい .3 〘楽 〙3連符 ; 〘韻律 〙3行連句 .

 

triplex

tri plex /trɪ́pleks /名詞 1 C ｟米 ｠1棟3世帯 [3階建て ]のアパート .2 U ｟英商標 ｠〖しばしばT -〗トリプレックスガラス 〘3重ガラス 〙.形容詞 1 ｟米 ｠(アパートなどが )1棟3世帯 [3階建て ]の .2 3部からなる, 3重の .

 

triplicate

trip li cate /trɪ́plɪkət /形容詞 〈書類などが 〉同文で3通作った .名詞 C 3通の1通 .動詞 /-kèɪt /他動詞 1 〈書類など 〉を3通作る .2 …を3倍する .

 

tripod

tri pod /tráɪpɑd |-pɔd /名詞 C 1 三脚台, 3脚のいす [テーブル ].2 (カメラなどの )三脚 .3 Delphi神殿の青銅の祭壇 〘古代ギリシャで巫女 （みこ ）がそこで神託を告げた 〙.

 

Tripoli

Trip o li /trɪ́p (ə )li /名詞 トリポリ 〘リビアの首都 〙.

 

tripper

tr í p per 名詞 C 1 ｟英 ｠日帰り観光の旅行客 (day tripper ).2 〘機 〙掛けはずし装置 .3 つまずく人 .

 

triptych

trip tych /trɪ́ptɪk /名詞 C 1 3枚続きの祭壇画 .2 (古代ローマ人の用いた )三つ折り書字板 .

 

tripwire

tr í p w ì re 名詞 C しかけ線 〘地面に張り, 人などがこれに触れたり引っ掛かると, 爆発したりわなが落ちる 〙.