Noun Turn down the treble on the radio and turn up the bass. The part is sung by a boy treble. Adjective the treble shrieks of children at play a treble painting, with each panel telling a different part of the Nativity story Verb She trebled her earnings in only two years. Prices have trebled in only two years. See More
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Noun
The soundstage is wonderfully focused and instruments are separated clearly with the space between bass, midrange and treble sufficiently wide to create a convincing soundstage. Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2022 Aguero went on to become City’s all-time top goalscorer with 260 goals in all competitions, claiming five Premier League titles, six EFL/League Cups, and an FA Cup in 2019 as part of a domestic treble unprecedented in English men’s football. James Nalton, Forbes, 13 May 2022 The remarkable treble is underpinned by a superb midrange that anchors the sound with plenty of resolution and texture. Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022 The treble is superbly clear and has a silky quality while sitting nicely above the forward mid-range. Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 25 July 2022 While the Premier League was missed out on by a single point last weekend, the season can end with a rare treble of trophies, having already won the FA Cup and the League Cup. Rob Harris, ajc, 28 May 2022 McConaughey often uses music as metaphor to describe his tasting notes, comparing tannins to treble and sweetness to bass. Marty Swant, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2021 With a core of graduates from the club's academy, La Masia, Barcelona won 14 trophies during Guardiola's four seasons in charge, including an unprecedented treble for a Spanish club. Matias Grez, CNN, 7 Aug. 2020 The midrange is perfectly pitched, while the treble is sweet with plenty of detail but no harshness. Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 15 May 2022
Adjective
Somehow, in the middle of impeachment season, Noodles’s ragged guitar and Holland’s treble rants have struck a nerve—possibly a deep one. Chris Norris, SPIN, 4 Sep. 2022 During a 2001 renovation, contractors walked across a field of treble pipes, crushing them underfoot. Laura Preston, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022 The treble frequencies are as sweet and as open as can be. Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022 The laptop comes with DTS Audio, and although the software's preset profiles didn't prove useful, some of the options, like treble enhance, vocal boost, bass boost, and the graphics EQ can help improve default audio a bit. Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 7 July 2022 The Nest Audio lacks a bit of bass, while the Echo doesn't have much treble finesse, but both still offer high-quality sound considering their size and price. Will Greenwald, PCMAG, 28 June 2022 The morning gray light offers perfect conditions for camouflaging the heavy line and large treble hooks needed to land giants. Steven E. Banks, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2022 The original 770 speakers used a single coil to equalize the bass to midrange response as well as crossover to the treble unit. Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022 Two of the drivers are balanced armature drivers for the treble and mid-range frequencies, while the bass response is delivered with a 10mm dynamic driver with a bio-cellulose diaphragm. Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2021
Verb
The separation of the frequencies, from the bass notes through to treble, is tight and dynamic, but the P17 still exhibit an airy and relaxed feel. Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2021 It's got an adjustable tripod that buyers say is easy to set up, two replaceable eyepieces and a 3x Barlow lens, which is meant to treble the magnifying power of each eyepiece, and is suitable for all ages (little ones included). Nicole Briese, USA TODAY, 1 July 2020 In England, where bids for televising the Premier League for three years (from 2019) are due at the end of February, competition between BT and Sky Plc nearly trebled rights costs this decade to £1.7bn annually (see chart).The Economist, 18 Jan. 2018 Since the 1980s public expenditure as a share of GDP has trebled to 42%, a level similar to that of European welfare states.The Economist, 4 Jan. 2020 Annual foreign visitor arrivals to the country trebled in the years from 2013 to 2018 to more than 31 million, and the number is expected to top 40 million in 2020. Rob Picheta, CNN, 14 Jan. 2020 Ferrari’s share price has trebled since going public.The Economist, 18 Jan. 2020 The risks of such toxins tainting your score sheet are trebled this week with the now-traditional Thanksgiving triple-header. Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 1 Dec. 2019 So if the Frenchman can fulfil his vast and obvious potential, Tottenham have a player on their hands worth double or even treble the value.SI.com, 28 July 2019 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, the highest part in a three-part composition, from treble, adjective
Adjective
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin triplus — more at triple