decuple
[ dek-yoo-puh l ]
/ ˈdɛk yʊ pəl /
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.
Nearby words
decubitus ulcer, deculturate, deculture, decuman, decumbent, decuple, decurion, decurrent, decurved, decury, decussate
Origin of decuple
1375–1425; late Middle English < Middle French < Latin decuplus tenfold, equivalent to dec(em) ten + -uplus, as in quadruplus quadruple
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Examples from the Web for decuple
The decuple indication of general heads arose rather from comparison of propositions and induction therefrom.
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 RamusHis decuple partition of Entia or Enunciata is founded entirely upon a logical principle.
Aristotle|George Grote
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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