TREBLE


Meaning of TREBLE in English

I. predeterminer

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

treble clef

treble/bass clef

II. verb

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Sales are expected to treble in the next two years.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

But a major part of the work is the creation of production facilities to treble capacity to around 10,000 cars a year.

Either way, it's bound to treble his life insurance payments.

The 21 % of dependent children living in lone-parent households has trebled from the 7 % in 1972.

The number of mental hospital beds trebled to over 300,000 in 20 years and has since risen to 340,000.

The proportion of never-married women under 50 who are cohabiting has trebled to three in 10 over this period.

The time should have been doubled or trebled to hold all that occurred within its temporal borders.

This trebled the money value of subsidies compared with 1939.

III. noun

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

In a similar way, the mid-range can be filled out or the treble tweaked at the pull of the appropriate pot.

One of the most graphic came from experienced Paul Futcher after a Rush treble against Barnsley.

The midfielder struck a superb second-half treble as Arsenal pummelled Plymouth 6-1 at Home Park.

The ordinary treble is bright enough; it's the bass end that's important.

IV. adjective

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ NOUN

clef

The treble clef is always used even for the bottom notes.

Its part is generally written in the treble clef on B or G to distinguish it from the side-drum.

Its part is written in the treble clef and sounds two octaves and a tone lower.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Because treble frequencies are directional and bass frequencies are not, standing in front of a loudspeaker cabinet always gives a brighter sound.

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