I. predeterminer
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
treble clef
treble/bass clef
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Sales are expected to treble in the next two years.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But a major part of the work is the creation of production facilities to treble capacity to around 10,000 cars a year.
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Either way, it's bound to treble his life insurance payments.
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The 21 % of dependent children living in lone-parent households has trebled from the 7 % in 1972.
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The number of mental hospital beds trebled to over 300,000 in 20 years and has since risen to 340,000.
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The proportion of never-married women under 50 who are cohabiting has trebled to three in 10 over this period.
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The time should have been doubled or trebled to hold all that occurred within its temporal borders.
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This trebled the money value of subsidies compared with 1939.
III. noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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In a similar way, the mid-range can be filled out or the treble tweaked at the pull of the appropriate pot.
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One of the most graphic came from experienced Paul Futcher after a Rush treble against Barnsley.
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The midfielder struck a superb second-half treble as Arsenal pummelled Plymouth 6-1 at Home Park.
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The ordinary treble is bright enough; it's the bass end that's important.
IV. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
clef
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The treble clef is always used even for the bottom notes.
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Its part is generally written in the treble clef on B or G to distinguish it from the side-drum.
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Its part is written in the treble clef and sounds two octaves and a tone lower.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Because treble frequencies are directional and bass frequencies are not, standing in front of a loudspeaker cabinet always gives a brighter sound.