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/trip'euhl ik span"sheuhn/, adj.noting a power source, esp. a steam engine, using the same fluid at three successive stages of expansion to do work in three or more cylinders.
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Triple-expansion steam engine — Triple Tri ple, a. [L. triplus; tri (see {Tri }) + plus, as in duplus double: cf. F. triple. See {Double}, and cf. {Treble}.] 1. Consisting of three united; multiplied by three; threefold; as, a triple knot; a triple tie. [1913 Webster] By thy… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
triple-expansion — tri′ple expan′sion adj. mac noting a power source, esp. a steam engine, using the same fluid at three successive stages of expansion to do work in three or more cylinders • Etymology: 1880–85 … From formal English to slang
triple-expansion — /trip euhl ik span sheuhn/, adj. noting a power source, esp. a steam engine, using the same fluid at three successive stages of expansion to do work in three or more cylinders … Useful english dictionary
triple-expansion — /trɪpəl əkˈspænʃən/ (say tripuhl uhk spanshuhn) adjective denoting or relating to a steam engine in which the steam is expanded in three cylinders in succession, the exhaust steam from the first cylinder being the driving steam for the second,… …
triple-expansion engine — noun : a compound engine using three cylinders successively … Useful english dictionary
Triple — Tri ple, a. [L. triplus; tri (see {Tri }) + plus, as in duplus double: cf. F. triple. See {Double}, and cf. {Treble}.] 1. Consisting of three united; multiplied by three; threefold; as, a triple knot; a triple tie. [1913 Webster] By thy triple… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Triple crown — Triple Tri ple, a. [L. triplus; tri (see {Tri }) + plus, as in duplus double: cf. F. triple. See {Double}, and cf. {Treble}.] 1. Consisting of three united; multiplied by three; threefold; as, a triple knot; a triple tie. [1913 Webster] By thy… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Triple measure — Triple Tri ple, a. [L. triplus; tri (see {Tri }) + plus, as in duplus double: cf. F. triple. See {Double}, and cf. {Treble}.] 1. Consisting of three united; multiplied by three; threefold; as, a triple knot; a triple tie. [1913 Webster] By thy… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Triple ratio — Triple Tri ple, a. [L. triplus; tri (see {Tri }) + plus, as in duplus double: cf. F. triple. See {Double}, and cf. {Treble}.] 1. Consisting of three united; multiplied by three; threefold; as, a triple knot; a triple tie. [1913 Webster] By thy… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Triple salt — Triple Tri ple, a. [L. triplus; tri (see {Tri }) + plus, as in duplus double: cf. F. triple. See {Double}, and cf. {Treble}.] 1. Consisting of three united; multiplied by three; threefold; as, a triple knot; a triple tie. [1913 Webster] By thy… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
