Advertisement
Advertisement
octuple
[ ok-too-puhl, -tyoo-; ok-too-puhl, -tyoo- ]
adjective
- eightfold; eight times as great.
- having eight effective units or elements.
verb (used with object)
, oc·tu·pled, oc·tu·pling.
- to make eight times as great.
noun
- Rowing. a shell rowed by a crew of eight, each rower using a pair of oars.
octuple
/ ˈɒktjʊpəl /
noun
- a quantity or number eight times as great as another
adjective
- eight times as much or as many
- consisting of eight parts
verb
- tr to multiply by eight
Discover More
Word History and Origins
Discover More
Word History and Origins
Origin of octuple1
C17: from Latin octuplus, from octo eight + -plus as in duplus double
Discover More
Example Sentences
Tesla, which has finally managed to show something resembling a profit and thus become eligible to join the S&P, has almost octupled in price this year.
From Washington Post
The mind then ascends on the vehicle of the octuple body, and surveys the phenomenal world as a sober reality.
From Project Gutenberg
As the octuple body mixes with the air in the vacuum of the sky, so is the mind also absorbed in it at the same time.
From Project Gutenberg
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse