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Circle Trip: Any trip that involves more than a single destination, but which returns to the initial point of departure.

Triple Lnb: An 18' x 20' dish with three lnbs and four outputs. This dish looks at satellites in three different orbital positions. It is required for HD customers, Spanish language services, and locals . . . View Full Definition

Triple Junction: A point that is common to three plates and which must also be the meeting place of three boundary features, such as divergence zones, convergence zones, or transform faults.

Triple Extension: Camera system in which lens-image distance can be extended by as much as three times its focal length. It is particularly useful for close-up photography.

Triple Double: When a player scores double-digits in 3 categories during one game (points, assists and rebounds are most common, but it can also be blocks or steals).

Triple Meter: Basic metrical pattern of three beats to a measure.

Triple Net Lease: Used in the context of general equities. Short-term trading index that shows a minute-by-minute correlation of the ratio of advances to declines to the ratio of advancing volume to declining . . . View Full Definition

Triple Runs: One big step, followed by two little steps, can be done in a circle.

Triple Rhyme: A trisyllabic rhyme involving three separate syllables to create the rhyme in each word. For instance, grinding cares is a triple rhyme with winding stairs. Fearfully is a triple rhyme with . . . View Full Definition

Triple Point: The point at which any three atmospheric boundaries meet. It is most often used to refer to the point of occlusion of an extratropical cyclone where the cold, warm, and occluded fronts meet. . . . View Full Definition