English
tripler
From triple + -er.
A compound of triple + -er
Proto-Indo-European *tri- ‘three, threefold’
Proto-Italic *tri- ‘three, tri-’
Proto-Italic *triplos ‘threefold, triple’
Latin triplus ‘threefold, triple’
Middle English triple
English triple
Today it means
noun The simplest form of frequency multiplier, having an output frequency of three times the value of the input frequency.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “tripler”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
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