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decuple

[ dek-yoo-puh l ]
/ 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.

RELATED WORDS

decimal, decennial, denary, tenfold

Nearby words

  1. decubitus ulcer,
  2. deculturate,
  3. deculture,
  4. decuman,
  5. decumbent,
  6. decurion,
  7. decurrent,
  8. decurrently,
  9. decurved,
  10. decury

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 Grote

  • Therefore the whole uea, is the quintuple of the same ea: And the whole periphery is decuple unto it.

    The Way To Geometry|Peter Ramus

  • His 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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Word Origin and History for decuple

decuple

adj.

1610s, from French décuple (late 15c.), from Latin decuplus "tenfold," from decem- "ten" (see ten) + -plus (see plus).

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