triplicate
/ˈtɹɪp.lɪ.kət/ adjective, noun, verb
Forms triplicates triplicating triplicated
- adjective Made thrice as much; threefold; tripled.
- noun (uncountable) The making of three identical copies of something.
- noun (countable) Each of a set of three identical objects or copies.
- verb (transitive) To make three identical copies of something.
- verb (transitive) To triple.
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Etymology
Early 15th century. From Latin triplicātus, perfect passive participle of triplicō (“to triple”) (see -ate), from tri- (“three”) + plicō (“to fold”). By surface analysis, tri- (“three”) + plicate, analogous with duplicate.
Webster’s 1913
- adjective 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.
- noun A third thing corresponding to two others of the same kind.
Etymology [L. triplicatus, p. p. of triplicare to triple, treble; tri- (see Tri-) + plicare to fold. See Ply, v. t.]
Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “triplicate”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details