octuple

[ ok-too-puh l, -tyoo-; ok-too-puh l, -tyoo- ]

/ ˈɒk tʊ pəl, -tyʊ-; ɒkˈtu pəl, -ˈtyu- /

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.

Nearby words

octopus, octoroon, octosyllabic, octosyllable, octroi, octuple, octuplet, octuplicate, octyl alcohol, octyl phenol, ocul-

Origin of octuple

1595–1605; < Latin octuplus, equivalent to octu-, variant (before labials) of octō- octo- + -plus -fold

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Examples from the Web for octuple

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.
The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, vol. 3 (of 4) part 2 (of 2)|Valmiki
The mind then ascends on the vehicle of the octuple body, and surveys the phenomenal world as a sober reality.
The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, vol. 3 (of 4) part 2 (of 2)|Valmiki

British Dictionary definitions for octuple

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

Word Origin for octuple

C17: from Latin octuplus, from octo eight + -plus as in duplus double

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Word Origin and History for octuple

octuple

adj.

"eightfold," c.1600, from Latin octuplus "eightfgold," from octo "eight" (see octo-) + -plus "-fold" (see plus).