| 释义 |
trebling, vbl. n.|ˈtrɛblɪŋ|
[f. treble v. + -ing1.]
The action of the verb treble.
1. Increasing threefold; multiplication by three.
1591Percivall Sp. Dict., Trasdobladura, trebling, triplicatio. 1694Phil. Trans. XVIII. 70 The doubling, trebling, quadrupling, &c. of Rations is performed by squaring, cubing, biquadrating, &c. of the terms.
2. Naut. See quots.
1856Kane Arct. Expl. I. xxxi. 423 The outside trebling or oak sheathing. 1867Smyth Sailor's Word-bk., Trebling, planking thrice around a whaler's bows in order the more effectually to withstand the pressure of the ice. |