decuple
[ dek-yoo-puhl ]
/ ˈdɛk yʊ pəl /
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adjective
ten times as great; tenfold.
noun
a tenfold quantity or multiple.
verb (used with object), dec·u·pled, dec·u·pling.
to make ten times as great.
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Origin of decuple
1375–1425; late Middle English <Middle French <Latin decuplus tenfold, equivalent to dec(em) ten + -uplus, as in quadruplusquadruple
Words nearby decuple
decubitus ulcer, deculturate, deculture, decuman, decumbent, decuple, decurion, decurrent, decurved, decury, decussate
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Example sentences from the Web for decuple
The decuple indication of general heads arose rather from comparison of propositions and induction therefrom.
Aristotle|George GroteHis decuple partition of Entia or Enunciata is founded entirely upon a logical principle.
Aristotle|George GroteTherefore the whole uea, is the quintuple of the same ea: And the whole periphery is decuple unto it.
The Way To Geometry|Peter Ramus
British Dictionary definitions for decuple
decuple
/ (ˈdɛkjʊpəl) /
verb
(tr) to increase by ten times
noun
an amount ten times as large as a given reference
adjective
increasing tenfold
Word Origin for decuple
C15: from Old French, from Late Latin decuplus tenfold, from Latin decem ten
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