Found 2 items, similar to Treble.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: treble
treble
n : the pitch range of the highest female voice [syn:
soprano]
treble
v 1: sing treble
2: increase threefold;
“Triple your income!” [syn:
triple]
treble
adj 1: having or denoting a high range;
“soprano voice”;
“soprano
sax”;
“the boy still had a fine treble voice”;
“the
treble clef” [syn:
soprano]
2: three times as great or many;
“a claim for treble (or
triple) damages”;
“a threefold increase” [syn:
threefold,
triple]
3: having three units or components or elements;
“a ternary
operation”;
“a treble row of red beads”;
“overcrowding
made triple sessions necessary”;
“triple time has three
beats per measure”;
“triplex windows” [syn:
ternary,
triple,
triplex]
4: having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or
qualities;
“a double (or dual) role for an actor”;
“the
office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and
private influence”- R.W.Emerson;
“every episode has its
double and treble meaning”-Frederick Harrison [syn:
double,
dual,
twofold,
threefold]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Treble
Treble
\Tre"ble\, a. [OE. treble threefold, OF. treble, treible,
L. triplus. See
Triple.]
1. Threefold; triple.
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A lofty tower, and strong on every side
With treble walls. --Dryden.
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2. (Mus.)
(a) Acute; sharp; as, a treble sound. --Bacon.
(b) Playing or singing the highest part or most acute
sounds; playing or singing the treble; as, a treble
violin or voice.
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Treble
\Tre"ble\, adv.
Trebly; triply. [Obs.] --J. Fletcher.
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Treble
\Tre"ble\, n. [`` It has been said to be a corruption of
triplum [Lat.], a third part, superadded to the altus and
bassus (high and low).'' --Grove.] (Mus.)
The highest of the four principal parts in music; the part
usually sung by boys or women; soprano.
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Note: This is sometimes called the first treble, to
distinguish it from the second treble, or alto, which
is sung by lower female voices.
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Treble
\Tre"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Trebled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Trebling.]
1. To make thrice as much; to make threefold.
“Love trebled
life.” --Tennyson.
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2. To utter in a treble key; to whine. [Obs.]
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He outrageously
(When I accused him) trebled his reply. --Chapman.
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Treble
\Tre"ble\, v. i.
To become threefold. --Swift.
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