Sextuple Definition

sĕk-sto͝opəl, -styo͝o-, -stŭpəl, sĕkstŭpəl
sextupled, sextuples, sextuple
verb
To multiply or be multiplied by six.
American Heritage
To make or become six times as much or as many; multiply by six.
Webster's New World
adjective
Consisting of or including six.
Webster's New World
Six times as much or as many; sixfold.
Webster's New World
Having six beats to a measure.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
noun
sextuples
An amount six times as much or as many.
Webster's New World
A sixfold amount or number.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Sextuple

Noun

Singular:
sextuple
Plural:
sextuples

Origin of Sextuple

  • Medieval Latin sextuplus sixfold Latin sextus sixth sextile -plus -fold pel-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Formed (in imitation of quadruple) from Latin sextus sixth: compare French sextuple.

    From Wiktionary

Sextuple Sentence Examples

  • The best turn of the day was Robert Fulford's sextuple peel.

  • Reg Bamford lost to Matthew Burrow after completing a sextuple against the Beast.

  • Aiton and Death kept pace, Aiton winning comfortably against Kibble, Death aided by a broken down Clarke sextuple attempt.

  • When presses are made in double width a two-reel machine is known as a quadruple, a three-reel as a sextuple, and a four-reel as an octuple machine.

  • Double sextuple and double octuple machines are made, having six and eight reels respectively.

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