tripletPronunciation: /ˈtrɪplɪt/Translate triplet | into French | into German | into Spanish Definition of triplet noun 1 (usually triplets) one of three children or animals born at the same birth: she was expecting triplets the lamb was a triplet and small 2a set or succession of three similar things: a triplet of aces the boxer’s jab came in triplets Music a group of three equal notes to be performed in the time of two or four. a set of three rhyming lines of verse. 3 Physics & Chemistry an atomic or molecular state characterized by two unpaired electrons with parallel spins. a group of three associated lines close together in a spectrum or electrophoretic gel. Origin: mid 17th century: from triple, on the pattern of doublettriplet in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of triplet in the US English dictionary
