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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First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.
First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.
First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
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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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