Triplex may refer to: *

Triplex (building) A duplex house plan has two living units attached to each other, either next to each other as townhouses, condominiums or above each other like apartments. By contrast, a building comprising two attached units on two distinct properties is t ...

, a dwelling composed of three units *

Triplex (espionage) Triplex or XXX was the code name of a British espionage operation in World War II which involved secretly copying the contents of diplomatic pouches of neutral countries. Due to travel security restrictions to and from Britain during some period ...

, code name of a British World War II espionage operation * ''Triplex'' (film), a 1991 French film *

Triplex (genetics) Triple-stranded DNA (also known as H-DNA or Triplex-DNA) is a DNA structure in which three oligonucleotides wind around each other and form a triple helix. In triple-stranded DNA, the third strand binds to a B-form DNA (via Watson–Crick base ...

, triple-stranded DNA *

Triplex (juggling) Multiplexing is a juggling trick or form of toss juggling where more than one ball A ball is a round object (usually spherical, but can sometimes be ovoid) with several uses. It is used in ball games, where the play of the game follows the ...

, a three-ball throw *

Triplex (locomotive) A Triplex locomotive is a steam locomotive that divides the driving force on its wheels by using three pairs of cylinders rigidly mounted to a single locomotive frame. Inevitably any such locomotive will be articulated. All the examples that hav ...

, a type of locomotive **

2-8-8-8-4 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, a 2-8-8-8-4 has two leading wheels, three sets of eight driving wheels, and four trailing wheels. Other equivalent classifications are: UIC classification: 1DDD2 (also known as ...

, a locomotive nicknamed "Triplex" *

Triplex (typeface) The Triplex type font style is a typeface designed by Zuzana Licko and John Downer in 1985 and 1989. It is distributed by Emigre. It is used by Avex & Prezi for its logo. It was also used as the typeface for Disney Channel from 1997-2002. It ...

Triplex Safety Glass Triplex Safety Glass was a British brand of toughened glass and laminated glass. The marque is often seen on vehicle and aircraft windscreens. History The Triplex Safety Glass Company Ltd was founded in 1912 by Kent-born Reginald Delpech (30 ...

, a brand of laminated glass *

D-type Triplex (New York City Subway car) The D-Type, commonly known as the Triplex, was a New York City Subway car class built by Pressed Steel Car Company. They were operated by the Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation (BMT) and its successors, which included the New York City B ...

, a 3-section articulated New York City Subway Car *

White Triplex The White Triplex (also known as the "Triplex Special" and the "Spirit of Elkdom") was an American land speed record car built for J. H. White and driven by Ray Keech. It was powered by three 27-litre Liberty aero engines, for a total of 36 cylind ...

, a 1920s speed record car * Triplex, a

Concurrency (road) A concurrency in a road network is an instance of one physical roadway bearing two or more different route numbers. When two roadways share the same right-of-way, it is sometimes called a common section or commons. Other terminology for a concur ...

, where one road bears three numbers * Triplex (mathematics), a type of

Hypercomplex number In mathematics, hypercomplex number is a traditional term for an element of a finite-dimensional unital algebra over the field of real numbers. The study of hypercomplex numbers in the late 19th century forms the basis of modern group represe ...

Species

*''Triplex'', a synonym of the sea snail genus ''

Chicoreus ''Chicoreus'' is a genus of medium- to large-sized predatory sea snails. These are carnivorous marine gastropod molluscs in the family Muricidae, the murexes or rock snails.Bouchet, P.; Houart, R. (2010). Chicoreus Montfort, 1810. In: Bouchet, ...

'' *''

Geastrum triplex ''Geastrum triplex'' is a fungus found in the detritus and leaf litter of hardwood forests around the world. It is commonly known as the collared earthstar, the saucered earthstar, or the triple earthstar—and less commonly by the alternativ ...

'', a fungus *''

Givira triplex ''Givira triplex'' is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in Guyana Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means " ...

'', a caterpillar and moth *''

Metasia triplex ''Metasia triplex'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Turner in 1913. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the dist ...

'', a caterpillar and moth *''

Micrathetis triplex ''Micrathetis triplex'', the triplex cutworm moth, is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in t ...

'', a caterpillar and moth *''

Mycobacterium triplex Mycobacterium triplex is a species of ''Mycobacterium''. It is closely related to ''Mycobacterium genavense''. It causes disease in immunocompromised patients.Piersimoni C, Zitti P, Mazzarelli G, Mariottini A, Nista D, Zallocco DMycobacterium tr ...

'', a bacteria *''

Phyllonorycter triplex ''Phyllonorycter triplex'' is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Tamil Nadu, India. Its subfamily are the Lithocolletinae. References triplex Triplex may refer to: * Triplex (building), a dwelling composed of thr ...

'', a caterpillar and moth *''

Rinzia triplex ''Rinzia triplex'', commonly known as triad rinzia, is a plant species of the family Myrtaceae endemic to Western Australia. The shrub is found in the southern Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia between Coolgardie, Menzies and Y ...

'', a shrub *''

Terinebrica triplex ''Terinebrica triplex'' is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. They are found in São Paulo, Brazil. References Moths described in 2001 Euliini {{Euliini-stub ...

'', a caterpillar and moth

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