triplet

triplet
1. One of three children delivered at the same birth. SYN: tridymus. 2. A set of three similar objects, as a compound lens in a microscope, formed of three planoconvex lenses. 3. SYN: codon.
- nonsense t. 1. a trinucleotide (codon) in which a base change to a termination codon results in premature termination of the growing polypeptide chain and, consequently, incomplete protein molecules; 2. a termination codon.

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trip·let 'trip-lət n
1 a) a combination, set, or group of three
b) an atom or molecule with an even number of electrons that have a net magnetic moment
c) CODON
2 a) one of three children or offspring born at one birth
b) triplets pl a group of three offspring born at one birth
3) a combination of three lenses

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trip·let (tripґlət) 1. one of three individuals having coextensive gestation periods and produced at the same birth. 2. a combination of three objects or entities occurring or acting together, as three lenses constituting a microscope eyepiece or objective. 3. codon. 4. triple discharge.

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  • triplet — [ triplɛ ] n. m. • 1891; autre sens 1872; de triple 1 ♦ Opt. Combinaison de trois lentilles (microscopes, objectifs photographiques). ♢ Raie spectrale triple. 2 ♦ Math. Association ordonnée de trois éléments appartenant respectivement à trois… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • triplet — TRIPLÉT, triplete, s.n. Al treilea dintre trei exemplare de acelaşi fel. ♦ A treia formă a unor cuvinte care sunt de aceeaşi provenienţă, dar care au intrat în limbă în epoci diferite. – Din fr. triplet. Trimis de RACAI, 07.12.2003. Sursa: DEX 98 …   Dicționar Român

  • Triplet —   [französisch, zu triple »dreifach«, von gleichbedeutend lateinisch triplus] das, s/ s, ein abbildendes optisches System (Objektiv) aus drei getrennt stehenden Linsen, von denen die beiden äußeren sammelnd wirken, die innere dagegen zerstreuend …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Triplet — Trip let, n. [From {Triple}.] 1. A collection or combination of three of a kind; three united. [1913 Webster] 2. (Poetry) Three verses rhyming together. [1913 Webster] 3. (Mus.) A group of three notes sung or played in the tree of two. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • triplet — triplet. См. триплет. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • triplet — triplet. = codon (см.). (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

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  • Triplet — Triplēt, eine aus drei Linsen bestehende Lupe …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

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  • triplet — 1650s, three successive lines of poetry, from triple; perhaps patterned on DOUBLET (Cf. doublet). Extended to a set of three of anything in 1733, and to three children at the same birth in 1787 (another word for this was trin, 1831, on the model… …   Etymology dictionary

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