- treble
- treble1adjective1》 consisting of three parts.2》 multiplied or occurring three times.predeterminer three times as much or as many.noun1》 Brit. three sporting victories or championships in the same season, event, etc.2》 Darts a hit on the narrow ring enclosed by the two middle circles of a dartboard, scoring treble.3》 Brit. a system of betting in which the winnings and stake from the first bet are transferred to a second and then (if successful) to a third.4》 a thing which is three times larger than usual or is made up of three parts.pronoun an amount which is three times as large as usual.verb make or become treble.OriginME: via OFr. from L. triplus (see triple).————————treble2noun1》 a high-pitched voice, especially a boy's singing voice.2》 [as modifier] denoting a relatively high-pitched member of a family of instruments.↘(also treble bell) the smallest and highest-pitched bell of a ring or set.3》 the high-frequency output of a radio or audio system, corresponding to the treble in music.OriginME: from treble1, because it was the highest part in a three-part contrapuntal composition.
English new terms dictionary. 2014.