TREBLE

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, the highest part in a three-part composition, from ~, adjective Date: 14th century 1. the highest voice part in harmonic music ; soprano , one that performs a ~ part, a high-pitched or shrill voice, tone, or sound, the upper half of the whole vocal or instrumental tonal range, the higher portion of the audio frequency range in sound recording and broadcasting, something ~ in construction, uses, amount, number, or value, II. adjective see: triple Date: 14th century 1. having three parts or uses ; threefold , triple in number or amount, 2. relating to or having the range or part of a ~, high-pitched , shrill , of, relating to, or having the range of ~ in sound recording and broadcasting , trebly adverb III. verb (~d; trebling) Date: 14th century transitive verb to increase threefold, intransitive verb to sing ~, to grow to three times the size, amount, or number