subtriple

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adjective

Containing a third, or one part to three.

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Meanings

adjectivesubtriple (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoletemathematicsContaining a third, or one part to three.

    […] then the power at A, will be in a subtriple proportion to the weight E, because the heaviness would be then equally divided unto the three points of the lower diameter B, C, D, each of them supporting a like share of the burthen.

    1641, John Wilkins, Mercury, or the Secret and Swift Messenger

Origin

From sub- + triple.

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APA

subtriple. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subtriple

MLA

“subtriple.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subtriple. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subtriple,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subtriple.

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