Triplicate \Trip"li*cate\, a. [L. triplicatus, p. p. of
triplicare to triple, treble; tri- (see Tri-) + plicare to
fold. See Ply, v. t.]
Made thrice as much; threefold; tripled.
Triplicate ratio (Math.), the ratio of the cubes of two
quantities; thus, the triplicate ratio of a to b is a^3:
b^3.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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