TRIPLET


Meaning of TRIPLET in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtri-plət ]

noun

Etymology: triple (II)

Date: 1656

1. : a unit of three lines of verse

2.

a. : a combination, set, or group of three

b. : a group of three elementary particles (as positive, negative, and neutral pions) with different charge states but otherwise similar properties

c. : an atom or molecule with an even number of electrons that have a net magnetic moment

d. : codon

3. : one of three children or offspring born at one birth

4. : a group of three musical notes or tones performed in the time of two of the same value

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.