[ˈtrɪplɛks], (Noun)

Definitions:
- toughened or laminated safety glass, used especially for car windows

- a building divided into three self-contained residences

- a triple-stranded polynucleotide molecule


Phrases:

Origin:
early 17th century (as an adjective in the sense ‘threefold’): from Latin, ‘threefold’, from tri- ‘three’ + plicare ‘to fold’. Current specific senses date from the 1920s

[ˈtrɪplɛks], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- having three parts
(e.g: his vast triplex apartment)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 17th century (as an adjective in the sense ‘threefold’): from Latin, ‘threefold’, from tri- ‘three’ + plicare ‘to fold’. Current specific senses date from the 1920s

[ˈtrɪplɛks], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (of electrical equipment or systems) be provided or fitted in triplicate so as to ensure reliability


Phrases:

Origin:
early 17th century (as an adjective in the sense ‘threefold’): from Latin, ‘threefold’, from tri- ‘three’ + plicare ‘to fold’. Current specific senses date from the 1920s