threefold
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threefold
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From Middle English threfold, from Old English þrīfeald. Equivalent to three + -fold.
adjective three-fold · 3-fold
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Three times as great.
"We recognise that electrifying more of the railway is likely to be necessary to deliver decarbonisation," it stated.
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Similar: thrissome
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Triple.
Similar: ternary
Similar: trine, triple, triplicate, threefold · Opposite: trisect
noun threefolds · three-fold · 3-fold
- An algebraic variety of dimension 3. In this way, we find some new pairs (h#123;1,1#125;,#92;#59;h#123;2,1#125;) of Hodge numbers of Calabi-Yau threefolds.
verb threefolds · threefolding · threefolded · three-fold · 3-fold
- To make threefold; to triple.
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adjective
Similar: trine, triple, triplicate, threefold · Opposite: trisect
Translations
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adj three times as great
| हिन्दी | तिगुना tigunā, तिगना tignā |
|---|---|
| Français | trois fois plus grand |
| Italiano | triplo |
| Русский | троекра́тный trojekrátnyj |
| עברית | מְשֻׁלָּשׁ meshulásh |
adv by a factor of three
| Español | por triplicado |
|---|---|
| Français | triplement |
| Deutsch | dreifach |
| Italiano | tripletta |
| Русский | троекра́тно trojekrátno, три́жды tríždy |
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