Treble

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Treble, a doublet of "triple" or "threefold" (from Latin triplus, "triple"; cf. "double" from duplus), is used in several contexts:

Music:

• As a term applied in music to the high or acute part of the musical system; see clef.
  • A treble-cut filter, or low-pass filter, attenuates high frequencies while passing low frequencies.
  • Treble response, the high frequency portion of an audio system's frequency response.
• The highest singing voice (properly applicable to a boy) or part in musical composition. See Boy soprano
• Treble Charger, a Canadian rock group.
• Treble in Trouble, a record by the band Ted Leo and the Pharmacists.
• Treble (girl group), a 3 piece girl group from the Netherlands.
• Treble is the name given in Change ringing to the bell with the highest pitch.

Other:

• Treble is also the name of a character in the Mega Man video game series; see Bass (Mega Man).
• A treble-bar, a type of moth.
• Treble Cone, a mountain and ski resort in New Zealand.
• Treble jig, an Irish dance.
• Treble damages, a legal term indicating triple damages as a penalty.
• The Treble in soccer describes the achievement of winning three top tier trophies in one season
• Treble, type of bet covering three selections.