treble
adjective
[ ˈtrɛb(ə)l ]
• consisting of three parts; threefold.
• "the fish were caught with large treble hooks"
treble
predeterminer
• three times as much or as many.
• "the tip was at least treble what she would normally have given"
treble
noun
• three sporting victories or championships in the same season, event, etc.
• "the victory completed a treble for the horse's trainer"
• a hit on the narrow ring enclosed by the two middle circles of a dartboard, scoring treble.
• a type of bet in which three selections are made, with any winnings from the first being transferred to the second and then (if successful) to the third.
• a thing that is three times as large as usual or is made up of three standard units or things.
treble
pronoun
• a number or amount which is three times as large as a contrasting or usual number or amount.
• "by paying treble, he had a double room to himself"
treble
verb
• make or become three times as large or numerous.
• "rents were doubled and probably trebled"
Origin:
Middle English: via Old French from Latin triplus (see triple).
treble
noun
• a high-pitched voice, especially a boy's singing voice.
• "the boy replied in a shrill treble"
• denoting a relatively high-pitched member of a family of similar instruments.
• "a treble viol"
• the high-frequency output of a radio, or audio system, corresponding to the treble in music.
Origin:
late Middle English: from treble1, because it was the highest part in a three-part contrapuntal composition.
