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treb·le T0334800 (trĕb′əl)adj.1. Triple: "treble reason for loving as well as working while it is day" (George Eliot).2. Music Relating to or having the highest part, voice, or range.3. High-pitched; shrill.n.1. Music a. The highest part, voice, instrument, or range.b. A singer or player that performs this part.2. A high, shrill sound or voice.tr. & intr.v. treb·led, treb·ling, treb·les To make or become triple. [Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin triplum, from Latin, neuter of triplus, triple; see triple.] treb′le·ness n.treb′ly (trĕb′lē) adv.treble (ˈtrɛbəl) adj1. threefold; triple2. (Music, other) of, relating to, or denoting a soprano voice or part or a high-pitched instrumentn3. three times the amount, size, etc4. (Music, other) a soprano voice or part or a high-pitched instrument5. (Instruments) the highest register of a musical instrument6. (Electronics) a. the high-frequency response of an audio amplifier, esp in a record player or tape recorderb. a control knob on such an instrument by means of which the high-frequency gain can be increased or decreased7. (Music, other) bell-ringing the lightest and highest bell in a ring8. (Games, other than specified) a. the narrow inner ring on a dartboardb. a hit on this ringvbto make or become three times as much[C14: from Old French, from Latin triplus threefold, triple] ˈtrebleness n ˈtrebly adv, adjtre•ble (ˈtrɛb əl) adj., n., v. -bled, -bling. adj. 1. threefold; triple. 2. a. of or pertaining to the highest part in harmonized music. b. of the highest pitch or range. c. high in pitch; shrill. n. 3. a. the treble or soprano part. b. a treble voice, singer, or instrument. 4. a high or shrill voice or sound. 5. the upper portion of the range of audio frequencies. v.t., v.i. 6. to triple. [1275–1325; Middle English < Middle French < Latin triplus triple] tre′bly (-li) adv. treble Past participle: trebled Gerund: trebling
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I treble | you treble | he/she/it trebles | we treble | you treble | they treble |
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I trebled | you trebled | he/she/it trebled | we trebled | you trebled | they trebled |
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I am trebling | you are trebling | he/she/it is trebling | we are trebling | you are trebling | they are trebling |
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I have trebled | you have trebled | he/she/it has trebled | we have trebled | you have trebled | they have trebled |
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I was trebling | you were trebling | he/she/it was trebling | we were trebling | you were trebling | they were trebling |
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I had trebled | you had trebled | he/she/it had trebled | we had trebled | you had trebled | they had trebled |
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I will treble | you will treble | he/she/it will treble | we will treble | you will treble | they will treble |
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I will have trebled | you will have trebled | he/she/it will have trebled | we will have trebled | you will have trebled | they will have trebled |
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I will be trebling | you will be trebling | he/she/it will be trebling | we will be trebling | you will be trebling | they will be trebling |
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I have been trebling | you have been trebling | he/she/it has been trebling | we have been trebling | you have been trebling | they have been trebling |
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I will have been trebling | you will have been trebling | he/she/it will have been trebling | we will have been trebling | you will have been trebling | they will have been trebling |
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I had been trebling | you had been trebling | he/she/it had been trebling | we had been trebling | you had been trebling | they had been trebling |
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I would treble | you would treble | he/she/it would treble | we would treble | you would treble | they would treble |
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I would have trebled | you would have trebled | he/she/it would have trebled | we would have trebled | you would have trebled | they would have trebled |
trebleAnother term for boy soprano.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | treble - the pitch range of the highest female voicesopranopitch - the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration | Verb | 1. | treble - sing treble sing - produce tones with the voice; "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well" | | 2. | treble - increase threefold; "Triple your income!"triplemanifold, multiply - combine or increase by multiplication; "He managed to multiply his profits" | Adj. | 1. | treble - having or denoting a high range; "soprano voice"; "soprano sax"; "the boy still had a fine treble voice"; "the treble clef"sopranohigh-pitched, high - used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency | | 2. | treble - three times as great or many; "a claim for treble (or triple) damages"; "a threefold increase"threefold, three-fold, triplemultiple - having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual; "multiple birth"; "multiple ownership"; "made multiple copies of the speech"; "his multiple achievements in public life"; "her multiple personalities"; "a pineapple is a multiple fruit" | | 3. | treble - having three units or components or elements; "a ternary operation"; "a treble row of red beads"; "overcrowding made triple sessions necessary"; "triple time has three beats per measure"; "triplex windows"ternary, triple, triplexmultiple - having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual; "multiple birth"; "multiple ownership"; "made multiple copies of the speech"; "his multiple achievements in public life"; "her multiple personalities"; "a pineapple is a multiple fruit" | | 4. | treble - having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; "a double (or dual) role for an actor"; "the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence"- R.W.Emerson; "every episode has its double and treble meaning"-Frederick Harrisondouble, twofold, two-fold, dual, threefold, three-foldmultiple - having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual; "multiple birth"; "multiple ownership"; "made multiple copies of the speech"; "his multiple achievements in public life"; "her multiple personalities"; "a pineapple is a multiple fruit" |
trebleadjectiveElevated in pitch:high, high-pitched, piercing, piping, shrieky, shrill, shrilly.Music: acute.Translationstreble (ˈtrebl) noun, adjective (something that is) three times as much, many etc as something else, or as the normal. He earns treble what I do. 三倍的,三重的 三倍的,三重的 verb to make, or become, three times as much. He trebled his earnings; His income has trebled. (使)成為三倍 (使)成为三倍 ˈtrebly adverb 三倍地 三倍地treble
treble, highest part in choral music, thus corresponding in pitch to soprano, but associated with the voice of a boy or a girl. The term appeared in 15th-century English polyphony, probably as an anglicization of the Latin triplum, the name given in medieval polyphony to the part that was often the highest (see motetmotet , name for the outstanding type of musical composition of the 13th cent. and for a different type that originated in the Renaissance. The 13th-century motet, a creation (c. ..... Click the link for more information. ). The treble clef, however, is the G clef, one of the two clefs commonly used today for vocal music and for most instrumental music. The soprano clef is a C clef placing middle C on the bottom line of the staff; it was used in vocal music as late as Bach's time but is now nearly obsolete for voice. See musical notationmusical notation, symbols used to make a written record of musical sounds.
Two different systems of letters were used to write down the instrumental and the vocal music of ancient Greece. In his five textbooks on music theory Boethius (c.A.D. 470–A.D. ..... Click the link for more information. .Treble (1) A high child’s voice. (2) Since the 15th century, a term for the highest voice in choral compositions. The treble voice was sung by tenor falsettos and castrati (replacing children’s voices) until the 18th century. In the 19th and 20th centuries the term has come to mean soprano. (3) A form of medieval polyphony that emerged in the 12th century in France. A higher voice was joined to a Gregorian chant and moved in an opposite direction from the line of the chant. This was the treble voice; subsequently, this form of polyphonic music was called treble. (4) In the songs of the Don cossacks and in eastern Ukrainian and Byelorussian songs, a voice that embellishes the main voice part with decorative improvisations. treble[′treb·əl] (acoustics) High audio frequencies, such as those handled by a tweeter in a sound system. treble1. of, relating to, or denoting a soprano voice or part or a high-pitched instrument 2. a soprano voice or part or a high-pitched instrument 3. the highest register of a musical instrument 4. a. the high-frequency response of an audio amplifier, esp in a record player or tape recorder b. a control knob on such an instrument by means of which the high-frequency gain can be increased or decreased 5. Bell-ringing the lightest and highest bell in a ring 6. a. the narrow inner ring on a dartboard b. a hit on this ring treble
Synonyms for trebleadj elevated in pitchSynonyms- high
- high-pitched
- piercing
- piping
- shrieky
- shrill
- shrilly
- acute
Synonyms for treblenoun the pitch range of the highest female voiceSynonymsRelated Wordsverb sing trebleRelated Wordsverb increase threefoldSynonymsRelated Wordsadj having or denoting a high rangeSynonymsRelated Wordsadj three times as great or manySynonyms- threefold
- three-fold
- triple
Related Wordsadj having three units or components or elementsSynonymsRelated Wordsadj having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualitiesSynonyms- double
- twofold
- two-fold
- dual
- threefold
- three-fold
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