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] n : the pitch range of the highest female voice [syn: soprano]

1 sing treble

2 increase threefold; "Triple your income!" [syn: triple]

English

Etymology

From treble, from triplus.

Pronunciation

• /trɛbəl/
• Rhymes: -ɛbəl

Adjective

1. Threefold, triple.
2. In the context of "of time|or|music}} Having two beats in a bar.

Treble, a doublet of "triple" or "threefold" (from Latin triplus, "triple"; cf. "double" from duplus), is used in several contexts:

Music:

• As a term applied in music to the high or acute part of the musical system; see clef.
  • A treble-cut filter, or low-pass filter, attenuates high frequencies while passing low frequencies.
  • Treble response, the high frequency portion of an audio system's frequency response.
• The highest singing voice (properly applicable to a boy) or part in musical composition. See Boy soprano
• Treble Charger, a Canadian rock group.
• Treble in Trouble, a record by the band Ted Leo and the Pharmacists.
• Treble (girl group), a 3 piece girl group from the Netherlands.
• Treble is the name given in Change ringing to the bell with the highest pitch.

Other:

• Treble is also the name of a character in the Mega Man video game series; see Bass (Mega Man).
• A treble-bar, a type of moth.
• Treble Cone, a mountain and ski resort in New Zealand.
• Treble jig, an Irish dance.
• Treble damages, a legal term indicating triple damages as a penalty.
• The Treble in soccer describes the achievement of winning three top tier trophies in one season
• Treble, type of bet covering three selections.

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