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2 : something poor, worthless, or offensive : TRASH

1triple verb tri·pled; tri·pling 1 : to make or become three times as great or as many

2 : to hit a triple

2triple noun 1 : a triple quantity

2 : a group of three

3 : a hit in baseball that lets the batter reach third base

Synonyms

threesome, triad, trio, triplet—more at THREESOME

3triple adjective 1 : being three times as great or as many

2 : having three units or members

3 : repeated three times

Synonyms

threefold, treble, tripartite; also triplicate

triple bond noun : a chemical bond in which three pairs of electrons are shared by two atoms in a molecule

triple point noun : the condition of temperature and pressure under which the gaseous, liquid, and solid forms of a substance can exist in equilibrium

trip·let noun 1 : a unit of three lines of verse

2 : a group of three of a kind

3 : one of three offspring born at one birth

Synonyms

threesome, triad, trio, triple—more at THREESOME

tri·plex adjective : having three units or members : THREEFOLD

1triplicate adjective : made in three identical copies

2triplicate verb -cat·ed; -cat·ing 1 : TRIPLE

2 : to provide three copies of <~ a document>

3triplicate noun : three copies all alike — used with in

tri·ply adverb : in a triple degree, amount, or manner

tri·pod noun : something (as a caldron, stool, or camera stand) that rests on three legs

— tripod or tri·po·dal adjective

trip·tych noun : a picture or carving in three panels side by side

tri·reme noun : an ancient galley having three banks of oars

tri·sect verb : to divide into three usu. equal parts

— tri·sec·tion noun

trite adjective trit·er; trit·est [ORIGIN: L tritus, fr. pp. of terere to rub, wear away]

: used so commonly that the novelty is worn off : STALE

Synonyms

banal, commonplace, hackneyed, musty, stale, stereotyped, threadbare, tired—more at STALE

tri·ti·um noun : a radioactive form of hydrogen with one proton and two neutrons in its nucleus and three times the mass of ordinary hydrogen

tri·ton noun : any of various large marine gastropod mollusks with a heavy elongated conical shell; also : the shell of a triton

trit·u·rate verb -rat·ed; -rat·ing : to rub or grind to a fine powder

1triumph noun 1 : the joy or exultation of victory or success

2 : VICTORY, CONQUEST

3 : a notable success

— tri·um·phal adjective

Synonyms

accomplishment, achievement, attainment, coup, success—more at ACCOMPLISHMENT

2triumph verb 1 : to obtain victory : PREVAIL

2 : to celebrate victory or success exultantly

Synonyms

[1] conquer, prevail, win—more at WIN

usually triumph over [1] beat, defeat, overcome, prevail, surmount, win

[2] crow, delight, exult, glory, joy, rejoice—more at EXULT

tri·um·phant adjective 1 : VICTORIOUS

2 : rejoicing for or celebrating victory

3 : notably successful

— tri·um·phant·ly adverb

Synonyms

[2] exultant, jubilant, rejoicing—more at EXULTANT

[3] palmy, prosperous, successful—more at SUCCESSFUL

tri·um·vir noun, plural -virs also -vi·ri : a member of a triumvirate

tri·um·vi·rate noun : a ruling body of three persons

tri·une adjective : being three in one

triv·et noun 1 : a 3-legged stand : TRIPOD

2 : a usu. metal stand with short feet for use under a hot dish

triv·ia noun singular or plural : unimportant matters : obscure facts or details

triv·i·al adjective [ORIGIN: L trivialis found everywhere, commonplace, fr. trivium crossroads, fr. tri- three + via way]

: of little importance

Synonyms

frivolous, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, little, minor, minute, negligible, slight, small, trifling, unimportant—more at UNIMPORTANT

triv·i·al·i·ty noun 1 : the quality or state of being trivial

2 : something trivial

Synonyms

child's play, frippery, nothing, trifle—more at TRIFLE

triv·i·um noun, plural triv·ia : the three liberal arts of grammar, rhetoric, and logic in a