triplicate
adjective /ˈtrɪplɪkət 
/ [attributive]
/ [attributive]Existing in three copies or examples: triplicate measurements...
- Their ß-galactosidase activities were measured as described before and are shown as means of triplicate values with standard deviations.
- The triplicate theme extends from colour-coded cups to piggy banks and tricycles, though the girls are rarely dressed in identical outfits and their individual tastes are always encouraged.
- The standard curve was prepared by triplicate evaluations of the protein concentrations.
noun /ˈtrɪplɪkət / archaic
/ archaicA thing which is part of a set of three copies or corresponding parts: the triplicate of a letter to the Governor...
- So in 1998 he filled out the requisite triplicates, signed on the mandatory dotted lines and did whatever else he thought necessary to bring in a foreign domestic to tend to her.
verb /ˈtrɪplɪkeɪt / [with object]
/ [with object]Make three copies of; multiply by three: titles which have been sparingly ordered can be later duplicated or triplicated...
- In the class III clones, a locus on the left arm had been triplicated and a substantial part of the right arm up to the terminal locus was missing.
- As you may have gathered, there were no sets or glamorous costumes; what scenery there was, was brought on and off by members of the very talented and hardworking cast of 35, who also duplicated and triplicated the characters.
- Third, many agronomically important genes or their alleles are chromosome specific and are not triplicated.
Phrases
in triplicate
Derivatives
triplication
/ noun ...- A face can also be doubled (or multiplied, for instance, in the triplication of one actress within the same image) or borrowed.
- This map is used to estimate the degree of redundancy of chromosomes (i.e., the number of duplications, triplications, etc.).
- Originally presented to staff as a means of reducing administrative triplication, it has since become clear that the plan will eliminate at least 250 jobs, including teaching positions, mainly at the lowest pay scales.
Origin
Late Middle English: from Latin triplicat- 'made three', from the verb triplicare, from triplex, triplic- 'threefold' (see triplex). The verb dates from the early 17th century.