n. (Biol.) one of two small cylindrical cell organelles composes of nine triplet microtubules, which form the asters during mitosis. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
n. [ See Triolet. ] (Mus.) Same as Triplet. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Pref. tri- + olein. ] (Physiol. Chem.) See Olein. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. triolet. See Trio. ] A short poem or stanza of eight lines, in which the first line is repeated as the fourth and again as the seventh line, the second being, repeated as the eighth. Brande & C. [ 1913 Webster ]