Quadruple Definition
kwŏ-dro͝opəl, -drŭpəl, kwŏdro͝o-pəl
quadrupled, quadruples, quadrupling
adjective
Consisting of or including four.
Webster's New World
Four times as much or as many; fourfold.
Webster's New World
Containing four beats to the measure.
Quadruple time.
Webster's New World
Being four times as long, as big or as many of something.
He's quite an athlete and can do quadruple jumps with ease.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- four-fold
- quadruplex
- quadruplicate
- fourfold
noun
quadruples
A fourfold amount or number.
American Heritage
An amount four times as much or as many.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- quadruplet
- quartette
- quartet
verb
quadrupled, quadruples, quadrupling
To multiply or be multiplied by four.
Quadrupled the order; quadrupled in size.
American Heritage
To make or become four times as much or as many; multiply by four.
Webster's New World
Origin of Quadruple
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From Middle English quadriple fourfold amount and quadruple tooth with four roots both from Old French quadruple from Latin quadruplum from neuter of quadruplus fourfold quadru-, quadri- quadri- -plus -fold pel-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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