trebles

Young choir voices

Trebles is the plural of treble, which means three times as much or threefold.

In music, treble refers to the highest vocal range or the high-frequency portion of sound: Turn down the trebles on the stereo.

In British darts and betting, a treble combines three selections into one wager.

The verb trebles means increases threefold: The population trebles every decade.

highpitch

soprano

Highest female voice range

shriek · squeal · whistle · piercing · shrill · vibration · resonance · timbre · birdsong · piccolo

soccer

hat-trick

Three successes consecutively

match · football · three goals · golden boot · Premier League · brace · net · finish · celebration

choirvoice

choir

Organized group of singers

descant · anthem · choral · choirmaster · Vienna Boys Choir · King's College · evensong · alto · chapel · cassock

multiply

increase

Growth in amount

boost · escalate · intensify · magnify · augment · compound · exponential · surge

musicnotation

clef

Staff pitch indicator

  • staffOrganization's workers collectively
  • notationSystem of written symbols
  • scoreNumerical standing in competition

ledger lines · sight-reading · sheet music · G-clef · key signature · time signature · musical notation

Categories
Opposites
pitch/frequency range

treblesbasses

Low-pitched voices or fish

bass · lows · rumbles · booms

voice type in choral music

treblesbasses

Low-pitched voices or fish

bass · bass section · bass notes · baritones · bass clef

numerical multiplication

treblesthirds

One of three parts

trisects · reduces · diminishes · shrinks · halves

Phrases
Family

treble, trebled, trebling

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