Trilogy vs Triple - What's the difference?
trilogy | triple |
A set of three works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as three individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games.
* 22 March 2012 , Scott Tobias, AV Club The Hunger Games [http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-hunger-games,71293/]
Made up of three related elements, often matching
Three times the quantity
Designed for three users
Folded in three; composed of three layers
Having three aspects; very ambiguous.
(music) Of time, three times as fast as very fast.
(obsolete) One of three; third.
(informal) A drink with three portions of alcohol.
(US) A hamburger with three patties.
(baseball) A three-base hit
(curling) A takeout shot in which three stones are removed from play.
(mathematics, computing) A sequence of three elements or 3-tuple.
To multiply by three
(baseball) To get a three-base hit
To become three times as large
To serve or operate as (something), in addition to two other functions.
* 1982 , Popular Mechanics, Best tools for your electronics workbench (volume 157, number 1, page 106, January 1982)
* 2011 , Mel LeCompte, The Tee Cotton Bowl
As nouns the difference between trilogy and triple
is that trilogy is a set of three works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as three individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games while triple is a drink with three portions of alcohol.As an adjective triple is
made up of three related elements, often matching.As a verb triple is
to multiply by three.trilogy
English
(wikipedia trilogy)Noun
(trilogies)- That such a safe adaptation could come of The Hunger Games speaks more to the trilogy ’s commercial ascent than the book’s actual content, which is audacious and savvy in its dark calculations.
triple
English
(wikipedia triple)Adjective
(-)- The triple markings on this vase are quite unique.
- Give me a triple serving of mashed potatoes.
- a triple room
- a triple meaning
- (Shakespeare)
Noun
(en noun)- I've had a hard day, make that a triple .
- I'd like a triple with cheese.
- The shortstop hit a triple to lead off the ninth.
Derived terms
* triplestoreVerb
(tripl)- The company tripled their earnings per share over last quarter.
- The batter tripled into the gap.
- Our earnings have tripled in the last year.
- Radio Shack's All-Purpose Crimper/Cutter ($9.95) doubles as a wire stripper and triples as a bolt cutter.
- Examination rooms contain shelves overstuffed with football helmets, autographed equipment and even rugby gear. If the office doubles as a mini-museum, it also triples as a minichapel.